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Why a Hot Tub Would Make Me (But Maybe Not You) a Better Person

I set my alarm for seven hours and twenty-three minutes from when I go to sleep every night.  It’s the exact amount I need to get through the day without needing a nap. My parents told me that when I was a kid, I’d wake up every morning in an amazing mood and a large smile on my face. I am no longer a kid.  I’ve seen things.  I’ve learned about the world.  And when I my alarm goes off, I rarely want to be a participant in it.  At least not yet.  Just give me an hour or so…. This problem is coupled with the fact that I rarely need to rush to get out of bed.  I work by my own schedule, which is, as you’d expect, a lovely blessing and a wretched curse. I can just work a bit later if I get a later start. I could lay here for another 30 min, and it wouldn’t have the slightest impact on the rest of the world. Of course, it might have a little impact on me.  I’d feel like I was a smudge lazier.  I’d know I could have accomplished more in the mor...