When I get tired,
I get depressed.
I get grumpy like
a normal person.
& I get depressed.
Not DEPRESSED
depressed, but
genuinely sad & scrollfully mindless &
prone to staying up
too late & then
more depressed.
There’s one cure:
sleep.
A lot of people seem to be tired a lot of the time. Why?
I have hypothesis that might explain some of it.
In a capitalist society like ours, the only truly sacred thing is More. Sell more. Earn more. Buy more. Consume more. To always have more, you need more time. Some people leverage other people’s time. Most people use their own. More and more and more.
The enemy of More is Enough. An early casualty is Enough Sleep. When you’re asleep, no one can sell you things, you can’t buy anything, you can’t work. You are blaspheming the sacred More, a thing you must not do. Voices, inside and out, tell you to push longer, scroll deeper, start sooner, end later. It is your duty to exhaust yourself in the worship of More.
Pro tip: More is a made-up god. You owe it nothing.
Another pro tip: If you’re wondering whether or not a nap this afternoon is a good idea, both Harvard Medical School and the Mayo Clinic say go for it.
—Jeff
I am an avid believer in the afternoon nap. Since becoming a mom, I believe in it FAR more. I hope this day affords you the opportunity for a nap.
Grow slowly
Skyler
“Scrollfully mindless” 💯
I needed this reminder. I need this reminder. I will need this reminder again.