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“I'd stay home through the blizzard and get some hard sleeping done. I'd return to my old rhythm, my daily rituals. I needed the stability of my familiar routine.”

Book:My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

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Ottessa Moshfegh

Ottessa Moshfegh is a contemporary American author known for her unique narrative style and profound psychological insights. Her works often explore themes of loneliness, alienation, and moral dilemmas in modern society. more

“To see the sun shining on its bright grass, fresh, when we first visited it, with the autumnal dews, and hear the whispering of the wind among the leaves of the trees which have overgrown the tomb of Cestius, and the soil which is stirring in the sun-warm earth, and to mark the tombs, mostly of women and young people who were buried there, one might, if one were to die, desire the sleep they seem to sleep.”

Death Poetry Sleep Sun Tomb

Book:Percy Bysshe Shelley

Source: Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Did you sleep good?" "Well as can be expected without formal training I suppose”

Sleep Training Humorous Quotes

Author:Neil Leckman

“Lark, also called early chronotype, is someone who does usually wake up very early. They are most active during morning around 6:00 am. Approximately 10% of people are larks. Owl, also called late chronotype, is someome who does usually wake up very late. They are most active in the evening around 6:00 pm. They usually drink a lot of coffee and accumulate a massive sleep debt as they go through life. Approximately 10% of people are owls. The rest, around 80% of people, are hummingbirds. Some hummingbirds are more larkish, some more owlish and some are in between.”

Energy Work Sleep Brain Owl Hummingbird Lark

Book:Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

Source: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School

“Overall, in one study, it was estimated that employed parents miss out on a total of 645 hours of sleep while raising a child for 18 years compared with those who do not have children.”