I feel as if nowadays we're bombarded with a wide array of energizing drinks which leads me to think;

why are we so tired?

Are we all under the effect of the same sleep inducing painkillers?

Is restlessness the label of our generation?

Are our urban environments becoming louder and noisier with each passing year?

Or is sleeping for 9 hours just not cool enough for our standards?

I've been experimenting with different sleep cycles, 2018 had been an almost completely nocturnal year waking up at 5 am and going to sleep at 7 in the morning. My logic back then was that I should get used to the DJing work hours as soon as possible if I was to take this seriously but due to several reasons I found myself shifting to a more conventional up at 7:30am and going to sleep around 9:30 in the evening like any mortal human being.

I am also experimenting with biphasic and polyphasic sleep by waking at 1:30 am and remaining awake for about an hour before going back to sleep. That hour period is great for letting your thoughts unravel, it feels an almost out of time moment.

I have also switched from a mattress to a foam mat after reading about many people doing this. After almost a year of sleeping on the floor I can say I don't have any trouble getting to sleep and that it sure makes waking up a lot easier, I'd recommend anybody to give this a try at some point.

Lastly I'm occasionally adding pink noise as background noise to help mask unwanted noise early in the night when neighbors are still active.

Conclusion: By switching my sleep cycles I've been getting a lot more snooze and my creativity is flowing. I know that many feel that a creative state of mind can be achieved doing the opposite and staying awake for extended periods of time but I'll choose to sleep longer and sacrifice a bit of social life and work hours.

I was inspired to write this text after reading a chapter about sleep on David Lynch's Catching The Big Fish.