Insomniacs’ Rule
Posted By Russ Emerson on August 1, 2003 at 6:31 pm
I had to invoke the Insomniacs’ 4:00am Rule today:
If you don’t get to sleep by 4:00am, get up and make a pot of coffee – it’s going to be a long day.
Well, maybe it doesn’t apply to all insomniacs, but it sure does to me. If I fall asleep after 4:00am, there’s not a chance I’ll be able to wake up before noon — and the day will be totally shot.
There are two corollaries to The Rule:
— Lack of sleep doesn’t mean you can skip work.
— When you’re stumbling around the office because you can’t see straight, it’s time to go home.
Light napping thereafter will be permitted.