Rejoining the Ranks of the Sleep-Deprived
My business is starting to take off now. Gone are the days when I wasn't working and could enjoy the luxury of getting a good nights' sleep. That, my dear reader, has become a thing of the past.
These days, I actually have to be someplace by at least 9 AM to meet with someone, time being money. So with too much to do and too few hours in the day now, it becomes a question of what sorts of things that I do am I willing to give up so that I can get eight hours of sleep. This is a process of reduction. Do I give up some of my writing time or the time I spend with friends/family? Do I watch less television? Do I look the other way when the house gets a little messy? What can I live without?
Someone suggested to me this is growing pains. Just think about it. If that statement is true, then growth in my life means that I will have fewer choices and options. That I have to pick and choose among the things, either professional or personal, that I want to do or to pursue. That's growth?
It all comes down to a choice between living a fuller live and getting less sleep... and learning to accept the limitations on the possibilities in my life and getting a full night's sleep. I guess I didn't read that clause in the contract for my life when I was born. This has taught me to read the fine print now each and every time now. I have learned that live is never easy, but having to make this choice is downright difficult and sometimes very painful.
These days, I actually have to be someplace by at least 9 AM to meet with someone, time being money. So with too much to do and too few hours in the day now, it becomes a question of what sorts of things that I do am I willing to give up so that I can get eight hours of sleep. This is a process of reduction. Do I give up some of my writing time or the time I spend with friends/family? Do I watch less television? Do I look the other way when the house gets a little messy? What can I live without?
Someone suggested to me this is growing pains. Just think about it. If that statement is true, then growth in my life means that I will have fewer choices and options. That I have to pick and choose among the things, either professional or personal, that I want to do or to pursue. That's growth?
It all comes down to a choice between living a fuller live and getting less sleep... and learning to accept the limitations on the possibilities in my life and getting a full night's sleep. I guess I didn't read that clause in the contract for my life when I was born. This has taught me to read the fine print now each and every time now. I have learned that live is never easy, but having to make this choice is downright difficult and sometimes very painful.
posted by hfireman | 7:23 AM
1 Comments:
The things you could do without sleep. Do more work, spend time with more family. Yet this is impossible.
Well, you certainly need to spend time with your family and friends as this affexts your social life. You can give up on writing for a while, but if you're quite passionate I don't recommend it. Watching less TV is a good idea. I mean they're just TV shows. The house can get a little messy, but it really depends how messy.
Getting less sleep is worse becaus eyou can't do the work that good and getting valuable sleep is good.
Cyas,
Syfox
P.S. I hope you go through this o.k. Bye.
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