A High Rate of Return

[Photo from the Sun (UK)]

For a long time it was reading, then it was videogames and television (when color, remote-controlled sets became cheap enough to buy one for the bedroom), and now it's smart mobile devices with wi-fi---all of them are reasons that your humble observer was sleep-deprived most of his life.

Not getting enough sleep because of children or a high-pressure job is justified in most people's eyes, but not for selfish pleasures (including those not mentioned in the previous sentence).

The word is bedtime procrastination: "when you could go to bed, but you willingly put it off and, as a result, you don’t get enough sleep."

I've been faithful to last year's resolution of getting at least six hours of sleep and count myself lucky that I don't need medications or CPAP machines. Turning off the lights an hour earlier makes the entire tomorrow much more enjoyable, a very high rate of return indeed.