-Isms

I don’t get enough sleep.

I’m guessing, neither do you.

Daily, as I sync my FitBit, I’m reminded that a sleep score in the 70s isn’t good.

“Catch more Zzzzzs,” the app taunts.

When I look at my REM pattern, frankly, it scares me.

I know I need more deep sleep. Four to five hours a night may have been sufficient in college, or most of us convinced ourselves it was enough to get by. But now, four or five hours of rest leaves me feeling more tired then when I went to bed.

The biggest reason I know I need more sleep: I’ve resorted to making lists. At least that’s my hypothesis. I’m sure it has not...