Dangerously Sleepy summary

When you think of Thomas Edison’s contributions to society, you probably think of his inventions, like the light bulb or the phonograph. You perhaps even admire his impressive productivity.

But what many people don’t think about are the long-lasting repercussions of the tireless industriousness that enabled Edison to be so prolific.

In the twentieth century, a new breed of sleepless masculinity emerged – one that both grabbed the public’s attention and embodied their adventurous spirit.

In 1927, Charles Lindbergh became an American idol and a paragon of manliness when he announced that he would break records by piloting a plane over the Atlantic Ocean.

In the 1980s, there was a new global economy that required people to work longer hours than ever. Since money never sleeps, more people were adopting the same attitude, despite the fact that there was also a booming fitness craze.

Remarkably, psychologists and scientists were also claiming that there were health benefits to sleeping less.

Thanks to the tumultuous presidential elections of 2016, Donald Trump has come to represent a lot of different things to a lot of different people. But there’s one thing that has remained consistent since his days as a real-estate mogul in the 1980s: he doesn’t care for sleep.

Over the past 20 years, Trump has been an icon for hypermasculine business executives, and he’s made his distaste for sleep a part of that image.

Even if your workday is a typical nine-to-five event, it can still lead to feelings of stress, burnout and being overworked. But look on the bright side! At least you aren’t working in the early 1900s.

Despite horrific working conditions throughout the nineteenth century, there were still no regulations regarding working hours when the United States entered the twentieth century.

When you think about scandalous working conditions, you might think they’re limited to coal miners and factory workers, but this problem continues to be a very immediate and widespread threat.

Hospital accidents are a prime example of how exhausted workers suffering from sleep deprivation continue to be a problem.