Our energy is limitless. My energy is limitless. I've tasted the fruit of nearly full access to that supply. I say nearly, I know what I've felt was only the bare minimum to the amount of energy that I have. Today marks the second day in the same week that I've stayed up all night. An "all nighter" I believe it's called. The amount of energy I have has made it difficult to actually fall asleep. Much less stay asleep.

The nights where sleep is to be my friend for a time tends to be short lived. As I have been turning in later, around midnight sometimes even 1 or 2 am. Only to be briskly woken up at the same time by my alarm and giving in to hitting snooze more than once.. It's a real vice I have I admit. Within the confines of my dreary brain somewhere I sleepily decide to deck the schnoz of my temp alarm again and again, to my own detriment, only to look the final time and realize noon has come to greet me eagerly.

This same story has been the mockery of most nights these past few weeks. With little effort put in to truly attempt to change it. Then there are nights where sleep eludes me regardless. Just last night (December 30th, 2025) I went to bed thinking I was ready to wind down for some shut eye. Finally, I decided to make a different corrective effort toward a healthier sleep schedule, deciding "tonight's the night." Or so I thought. Turns out my mind and body both had different plans.

Ironic, being that literally just two days ago, I pulled my first "all-nighter". Ain't that a biyatch. Hence why, dear reader, this story has surfaced. I imagine naturally a battle of Epic Proportions is ahead! One where Fiery passions meet a worthy foe! One for the ages where history itself shall be written! One for Glory, Honor, and Discipline!

Ok, seriously though, today's I know is gonna be both easier, and more difficult in terms of dealing with physical exhaustion. Though the night before last I did sleep, even if it were in two separate blocks of time. For those who don't know sleep stacking is a myth. If I were to wake up at, let say, 11:30pm after managing to fall asleep at 10pm then go get back to sleep at midnight, not all that bad right? Now you might think "30 minutes? Doesn't sound like it'll do anything." or "If I go back to sleep that quick, I'll still be getting my full 6-8 hours. Right?" Not quite. If I happen to wake up and actually get up out of bed five hours later, I've only managed to get those five hours. Surprised?

I was too. When I first learned that rather strange fact, I was confused and even agitated a bit. Asking how that even works?! Then I thought about it, did more digging, and continued to question it all. Eventually I came around and it made more sense. And it so happens that sleep doesn't stack like we thought. Napping helps with bringing in some extra energy sure, but nothing adds to the hour count when it comes to full measure rest. Now, the example from the above is just that, an example. It doesn't matter if it's thirty minutes or five because if I woke up for that long, I've interrupted my circadian rhythm. Our bodies each have an inner clock and that same clock applies to our sleep schedules. It's just like day and night, moving with or without us. The difference is our sleep schedule is naturally and rudimentarily ingrained in us.

I have it, you have it, our siblings, our pets, we all have that same cycle. It's what makes us feel tired. It makes us want to and ready to go to bed at a certain time. And the good news? This is something you and I can all adjust and take action to change.