The debate around work hours never seems to end. Some people swear by long days and late nights, while others insist that rest and balance are just as crucial to success. Everyone seems to have their own definition of what it means to “work hard.”
But every so often, a story surfaces that makes you pause and question just how far people are willing to go in pursuit of success. One such story has recently caught attention online, it’s about a woman who claims to work 24 hours a day. And no, that’s not a typo.
A Founder Who Doesn’t Stop Working (Not Even In Her Sleep)
Andrew Yeung, a former employee of Meta and Google who now runs the events company Fibe, shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) about an entrepreneur he met in New York City. According
to Yeung, the woman has trained herself to “lucid dream” so she can think about work and solve problems while she is asleep.
“I just met a founder who told me she works 24 hours a day. I’m not joking. She’s taught herself how to lucid dream so she can solve important work problems in her sleep,” Yeung wrote.
He mentioned that the woman’s startup has already raised tens of millions of dollars and now has a team of several dozen employees.
“It’s working, though. She recently raised tens of millions of dollars and hired a few dozen people. San Francisco is known for 996, but in New York, we’re 24/7,” he said.
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I just met a founder who told me she works 24 hours a day. I’m not joking.
She’s taught herself how to lucid dream so she can solve important work problems in her sleep.
It’s working though, she recently raised tens of millions of dollars and hired a few dozen people.
San…
— Andrew Yeung (@andruyeung) October 10, 2025
What People Had To Say
Since being shared online, Yeung’s post gathered over 7 lakh views and drew in a wave of mixed reactions.
A user commented, “She can make a startup out of this alone, would pay for the app teaching me this.”
Another joked, “The next step is to slow down time when she dreams, so she can get more subjective hours and work 30 or 40 hours per day.”
“Top 10 things that never happened,” someone else remarked while a person commented sarcastically, “Has she tried reprogramming every single neuron in her nervous system to only compute work tasks? Movement and central nervous system functions are overrated.”
“I’ve always lucid dreamt, but it’s not restful sleep. She needs proper sleep to be productive the rest of the day,” an individual pointed out.
“Sensational nonsense,” “That sounds like a misery-induced existence”, and “Honestly, that’s equal parts terrifying and impressive” were some other remarks.
What Exactly Is Lucid Dreaming?
Lucid dreaming occurs when a person becomes aware that they are dreaming while still asleep. It typically takes place during the REM (Rapid Eye Movement) stage of sleep, the phase where the eyes move quickly, breathing becomes faster, and brain activity increases significantly.
According to WebMD, studies have found that people who experience lucid dreams often have some physical differences in their brains. The prefrontal cortex (the part of the brain responsible for decision-making and memory) tends to be larger in such individuals. This means that people who are more self-aware or spend a lot of time reflecting on their thoughts may be more likely to have vivid dreams.
WebMD also notes that a small “glitch” or irregularity in your natural sleep cycle, especially during REM sleep, can increase the chances of lucid dreaming.
