As somebody who has spent much of my adult life traveling the world, I have a lot of personal experience with sleeplessness and odd sleeping schedules. These days, the stress of what’s going on in the world is making me (and others I suspect) keep odd hours. 1/n
1
3
1
10
I used to get really stressed about not sleeping at the “proper” time or not getting “enough” sleep. But this is ultimately self-defeating and just makes you more strung out and tired. 2/n
1
2
My best advice to you is simple—just embrace the situation you find yourself in and roll with it. Want to just lie in bed and let your mind wander? I’m with you. Want to read technical white papers or fiction or comics or smut? You do you. 3/n
1
5
Play video games, watch a show, follow random paths through Wikipedia articles. Whatever. The point is to not bemoan the fact that you are awake at odd hours with an active mind. Embrace it and take the extra time as a gift. 4/n

Jan 15, 2021 · 10:27 AM UTC

1
5
I’m aware that this advice flies in the face of decades of sleep research. But guess what? You are not a test subject and the world is not a sleep lab. You are your own person, and I love you. And you are OK, even if your sleep is chaotic right now. /fin
2
10