How to live outside the clock
summary
An all‑female team builds a time machine at Hack Manchester (57 teams, 25‑hour event) and wins Best in Show by wiring a puck.js trigger to an app that offers 20‑minute naps and “resets” clocks; prototype uses lightweight user‑story mapping, automated tests, 45/5 work/review cycles and hourly ten‑minute breaks; argument cites 90‑minute sleep cycles and SleepCycle data plus spoon theory to justify flexible hours while keeping optional structure.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 13:10Sleep
- 15:26Sleep Associations
- 18:34Why Do We Need To Sleep
- 18:47Sleep Deficiency
- 22:50Neurodiversity
- 23:50Spoon Theory
- 27:01Flexible Working
- 28:44Incubation
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