You have insomnia perhaps.
My sympathies to you! So you are lying in bed at, let's say, twelve midnight, wide awake.
Not even close to sleep, alert and above all; restless.
What ought you do right now? There are two schools of thought regarding this, - two opposite views.
One holds that if life gives you lemons make lemonade of them; if life has you an insomniac, use that time productively.
Napoleon, who suffered from insomnia, used to work late at night, and would sit and read too.
Dale Carnegie, in his book "How to stop worrying and start living" tells of Samuel Untermeyer, famed lawyer, who would work though half the night and early morning because he was simply unable to sleep.
He developed into the highest-paid attorney of his age.
In fact, many famous people are and were insomniacs.
A short list includes Napoleon Bonaparte, author Alexander Dumas, Teddy Roosevelt, Groucho Marx, Thomas Edison, Churchill, Mark Twain, Newton and Benjamin Franklin.
So insomnia does not preclude great achievement, and may in fact contribute to it! So take cheer in your insomnia, although it is painful and exhausting to be an insomniac, sleeplessness may actually help you get what you want.
Yes you feel tired, but do not concern yourself; nature will take care of you and guide you.
If you really need some sleep you will doze off during the day.
So get up, get out of bed, and get something done.
The second approach is the opposite.
Sleep deprivation is bad for your system, so do all you can to compensate for not sleeping.
Lie motionless in bed, enter into a deep trance.
Even if you will not actually sleep you will reap the benefits of total relaxation, which will allow the body to repair itself a bit.
In fact, lie in bed longer than normal; to make up for the lower quality rest you will receive.
Save your energy for tomorrow, so that you can have a productive day.
Which approach is best?
My sympathies to you! So you are lying in bed at, let's say, twelve midnight, wide awake.
Not even close to sleep, alert and above all; restless.
What ought you do right now? There are two schools of thought regarding this, - two opposite views.
One holds that if life gives you lemons make lemonade of them; if life has you an insomniac, use that time productively.
Napoleon, who suffered from insomnia, used to work late at night, and would sit and read too.
Dale Carnegie, in his book "How to stop worrying and start living" tells of Samuel Untermeyer, famed lawyer, who would work though half the night and early morning because he was simply unable to sleep.
He developed into the highest-paid attorney of his age.
In fact, many famous people are and were insomniacs.
A short list includes Napoleon Bonaparte, author Alexander Dumas, Teddy Roosevelt, Groucho Marx, Thomas Edison, Churchill, Mark Twain, Newton and Benjamin Franklin.
So insomnia does not preclude great achievement, and may in fact contribute to it! So take cheer in your insomnia, although it is painful and exhausting to be an insomniac, sleeplessness may actually help you get what you want.
Yes you feel tired, but do not concern yourself; nature will take care of you and guide you.
If you really need some sleep you will doze off during the day.
So get up, get out of bed, and get something done.
The second approach is the opposite.
Sleep deprivation is bad for your system, so do all you can to compensate for not sleeping.
Lie motionless in bed, enter into a deep trance.
Even if you will not actually sleep you will reap the benefits of total relaxation, which will allow the body to repair itself a bit.
In fact, lie in bed longer than normal; to make up for the lower quality rest you will receive.
Save your energy for tomorrow, so that you can have a productive day.
Which approach is best?