CorporateNature Metaphor Series, No 103
Opera singers do their singing when they are breathing out. But even the most accomplished ones still need to breathe in, even if briefly and inconspicuously.
Similarly, top executives often claim to be able to work long hours and get by on very little sleep. But that’s usually not the full story. They may have big lungs but they will only breathe out as much air as they have breathed in. Rest is not merely “the rest”. Rest determines productivity.
Napoleon supposedly once said about sleep: “Six hours for a man, seven for a woman, eight for a fool.” This was not only politically incorrect but also wrong.
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