Last updated on November 26, 2023
I don’t sleep well at night. I end up sitting in front of the TV, reading, or writing until I’m too exhausted to keep my eyes open… but I never seem to just go to bed and sleep like I think other people must do. My wife goes to bed and is asleep within minutes of 10:00.
It is 1:37 at the moment, and I’m writing this, surfing the Web, playing chess, anything to get tired and fall asleep. I’ve even taken Tylenol PM on more than one occasion merely to sleep for more than a few hours.
During the day, I can sleep. I shut down and sleep to hide from light, noise, and stress. I burrow under my covers, hide my eyes from any light, and sleep. Why can’t I do that at night?
Being tired all the time is miserable. It makes it difficult to concentrate. I feel like I’m moving in slow motion, and certainly thinking in slow motion!
Could being sleepy all the time be why I never get the things done I want to finish? Or is there no connection to my productivity and sleep? Maybe there are a dozen other reasons for poor productivity. I’ll have to write about those, since I have so many reasons each day for not finishing tasks. But usually, I end up needing a nap more than I need to deal with those other reasons for not being productive.