According to some accounts, Leonardo Davinci only slept for two hours a day, taking 10-20 minute power naps periodically (commonly referred to as polyphasic sleep). In light of this, and accounting for recent experience, I'm becoming increasingly convinced that the traditional understanding of sleep is just a social remedy, designed to usher in the the proceeding work day. Christians often cite the 7th day of rest in the creation story as reason for why we are given a sabbath of rest at the end of each week. However, if we apply this 1:7 sleep ration to a 24 hour day, trying as always to mimick the ways of our Lord, we can rationalize the need for only 3.4 hours of sleep a day.
Rounding up, I usually get about four hours of sleep a night, a deficiency readily supplemented with unrighteous amounts of coffee and ibuprofen. One not currently familiar with the plight of the college student, probably thinks this a low number, and might argue that, lacking omnipotent power such as that of God, my entire line of reasoning is moronic. Perhaps so, but I stand by my convictions nonetheless. The social implications for this lack of sleep are many, such as emoting false impressions of being a narcoleptic to those around you, and being subjected to constant skepticism as to whether you are high.
The key, however, is periodically succumbing to coma-patient levels of sleep in the form of afternoon naps, an act in which I proudly engage with a sense of professionalism.
...If anything, the unavoidable "bed head" look is timeless in functioning both as stylish and practical. Consider it a gift.
1 comments:
so proud of you.
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