The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Marxist and is narrated by Brock Armstrong.

The definitive guide to sleep.

Even if we're good and diligent and never sacrifice sleep for entertainment purposes,

life too often pokes holes in our most worthy intentions. Babies wake up in the middle of the

night, flights leave early, deadlines, projects, and bills keep us up later than we planned.

Maybe we even burn the midnight oil to get a jump on the next morning's

tasks. Nighttime too often becomes a default slush fund for the day's chores. Still, others of us

might deliberately stay up to bask, however grogly, in what seems like the only time we have to

ourselves. The house is quiet, the kids

slash partner are asleep, the world is hushed, and the deep solitude is too much to resist.

But there's always a price. The next morning has us clutching our pillows in fervent denial. Cruel, callous, and relentless as it is,

the alarm tolls for thee, and you're suddenly reeling in regret. However much you enjoyed or

appreciated the previous night's extension, you now see the error of your ways. Your bed is suddenly the most wonderful, restful place in the world, and you couldn't possibly

tear yourself away.

Snooze button, it is.

When the necessities of life strike, it's good to keep ye old 80-20 primal principle in mind. Nonetheless, let's give Shudai its due.

I've done definitive guides on all manner of primal priorities. It was high time, I thought,

we offer the same deference to our non-waking primal efforts. The I'll sleep when I'm Dead, Overachiever mindset assumes our bodies aren't doing anything useful

when we're buried beneath the covers.

Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Sleep is an incredibly active time for our bodies and brains when we undergo all manner

of growth and repair processes

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