So my plan yesterday was to take a day with no computer, tablet, Kindle, or physical books in order to get some metacognition done about why I was having trouble getting started on my MIT talk.
Result: Spent almost the entire day lying in bed in a pseudo-REM state, then fell asleep a couple of hours early.
Next day, lo and behold, writing the talk doesn’t seem so daunting. I think I was just exhausted, and having access to a computer, maybe even a Kindle or book, was sufficient to prevent previous rest days from being restful.
So my plan yesterday was to take a day with no computer, tablet, Kindle, or physical books in order to get some metacognition done about why I was having trouble getting started on my MIT talk.
Result: Spent almost the entire day lying in bed in a pseudo-REM state, then fell asleep a couple of hours early.
Next day, lo and behold, writing the talk doesn’t seem so daunting. I think I was just exhausted, and having access to a computer, maybe even a Kindle or book, was sufficient to prevent previous rest days from being restful.
Is there a way for this to inform your sleep/rest schedule moving forward?
Yep, this happens to me too when I forget the other half of the secret: close the computer and go outside.