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Anyone who has ever fallen asleep in an airplane, waking four hours later to find one side of their body completely numb, understands the crucial importance of finding a comfortable position. The same applies to classroom-napping, where some seats can virtually cripple the unschooled sleeper in a matter of minutes...
...Harvard's zombies. Every once in a while, I jump into bed late, anxious to fall asleep before I have to wake up six hours later, and every once in a while, I end up simply not falling asleep at all. You might see me in class sometimes, zoned and exhausted. Or on my way to class, talking with a speed and energy remarkable even for a talkative person like me. Some people achieve a similar effect through alcohol or drugs, or incredibly large doses of caffeine. But my erratic situation, and probably that of most of my sleepless friends...
...does one fall asleep? When I ask people this question, they often say, "By thinking about nothing." I've tried that one. But what does "nothing" look like? How does one think about "nothing" when it consists of nothing to think about--and when there are so many competing things to think about instead? Lately I've had a creeping feeling that I'm not alone...
...through your exam, that you won't get a job or get into graduate school, that you have no idea where you'll be in three years or two years or even six months from now, that you'll be lying awake in bed all night and never fall asleep...
...really live here," he points out, gesturing around his spacious kitchen. "I get home at 10. I'm asleep by 10:30. I get up at 6, have a little exercise, then I'm back at the office." Though he's famous for his love of cereal, a peek at his pantry shows the dates on his cereal boxes--health-food brands, by the way--to be nearly expired; he eats at the office. He claims never to go to restaurants, to have no time to watch television or read the papers (except for reviews--he claims he's read...