Last week's question: Silicon Valley startup Nootrobox has implemented a 36-hour "starvation period," in which employees eat nothing from Monday night to Wednesday morning to boost focus and concentration. If the company were to publish a business book that explains why denying lunch breaks and food to employees makes them more productive, what title should it have?
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