Sleep is Good
Aug. 26th, 2004 03:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sinanjuEnough sleep is good, anyhow. Personally, if I could take a pill and never have to sleep again, I'd be glad to do so. Failing that, lots of caffeine and decades-worth of habit allow me to (mostly) get by on seven--sometimes six--hours of sleep a night.
On the other hand, when I'm under stress, it's not enough. Alas, when I'm feeling stressed out, my typical response is to stay up even later at night to get some time alone, which is how I decompress. No company, no one needing help or support, no conversation; just me and my computer, or the tv, or a book. But the only way to get that time alone is to cut into my nominal sleeping time. Which I've been doing.
But last night and the night before I forced myself to go to bed at 11, which is at least two hours earlier than usual. And I slept, and both days I've awakened feeling better. Less worn down, more alert. I hate that--that I have to knuckle under to my need for sleep. It's such a waste of time!
And speaking of wastes of time...back to work.
On the other hand, when I'm under stress, it's not enough. Alas, when I'm feeling stressed out, my typical response is to stay up even later at night to get some time alone, which is how I decompress. No company, no one needing help or support, no conversation; just me and my computer, or the tv, or a book. But the only way to get that time alone is to cut into my nominal sleeping time. Which I've been doing.
But last night and the night before I forced myself to go to bed at 11, which is at least two hours earlier than usual. And I slept, and both days I've awakened feeling better. Less worn down, more alert. I hate that--that I have to knuckle under to my need for sleep. It's such a waste of time!
And speaking of wastes of time...back to work.
