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...have nothing to do, I do something instead. I didn't have to write this little essay, for instance. Before doing nothing became a lost art, one that I had put a lifetime of training into, I would have gone up to the roof deck for a good nap. I definitely would not have taken the laptop up there...
...your time in bed to two activities: sleep and sex. If you don't fall asleep within 20 minutes, get up and read quietly in another room so that your brain associates your bed with sleep, not anxiety. Meanwhile, work with your body instead of against it. Don't nap after 3 p.m. Cut back on caffeine, especially in the afternoon or evening. Don't drink alcohol at night; it may allow you to fall asleep more easily but you're likely to suffer a rebound effect in a few hours. Getting up at the same time every morning...
...operated TV and turns the thing on, loud. He extends the rabbit ears and settles back with the TV in his lap and it's clear that this Nobel laureate thinks he's in his living room rather than on a commuter train where hardworking people are trying to nap. And he doesn't have the decency to use headphones--no, he's blasting the static-scarred Jerry [expletive deleted] Springer Show...
...Soon, students trickle back to the House to nap or to attend sports practices, a cappella rehearsals and Phillips Brooks House Association meetings. After cleaning, sweeping, mopping and incinerating, Antonio finishes shoveling the courtyard as a light snow begins to fall. The returning "children" remind Antonio of his own brood. His daughter (age 13) and two sons (ages 8 and 6) will imminently arrive home from Dorchester public schools and fend for themselves until Antonio returns...
...when I get frustrated with Plato and Professor Mansfield, there's only one thing to do. Get a carton of chocolate milk, slip into my comfy, plaid pajamas with feeties and curl up into the fetal position for a nice, long nap...