It been a rough 48 hours - who am I kidding? much longer than that. The usual grind is taking its toll - and not in the West Indian way either. Meetings, projects, proposals, plus ........add to those - working a 5 - 9 am shift, plus add to that, hosting a 8pm to 2am function.
What exactly am I doing to myself? Well in a quest to understand the nature or rather the dangers of the workaholic beast, I turned to to Wikipedia - that bastion of UGC (user generated content), and archiver, explainer, and consequent counsellor.
So then this means - I am choosing to torture myself. That is quite Porturbing.
What is that called? - The Road To Ruin - RTR
What exactly am I doing to myself? Well in a quest to understand the nature or rather the dangers of the workaholic beast, I turned to to Wikipedia - that bastion of UGC (user generated content), and archiver, explainer, and consequent counsellor. Sleep deprivation - a general lack of the necessary amount of sleep. This may occur as a 
result of sleep disorders, active choice or deliberate inducement such as in interrogation or for torture.[1]
result of sleep disorders, active choice or deliberate inducement such as in interrogation or for torture.[1]So then this means - I am choosing to torture myself. That is quite Porturbing.
The Wise One also suggested things that could happen to me on the RTR. I picked a couple to present here.
Generally, lack of sleep may result in:
blurred vision; the eyelids struggling to stay up perhaps?
colorblindness;
depersonalization/derealization;
weakened immune system;
fainting; - body taking the sleep despite oneself
general confusion; - some of us have that even with sleep
hallucinations (visual and auditory) - see beds everywhere?
hernia; - how on earth?
hyperactivity; - explain that? with less sleep you get MORE active?
impatience; - to get to bed perhaps?
memory lapses or loss; - forgot what sleep was like?
nystagmus (rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement); - just so we could learn a new word
blurred vision; the eyelids struggling to stay up perhaps?
colorblindness;
depersonalization/derealization;
weakened immune system;
fainting; - body taking the sleep despite oneself
general confusion; - some of us have that even with sleep
hallucinations (visual and auditory) - see beds everywhere?
hernia; - how on earth?
hyperactivity; - explain that? with less sleep you get MORE active?
impatience; - to get to bed perhaps?
memory lapses or loss; - forgot what sleep was like?
nystagmus (rapid involuntary rhythmic eye movement); - just so we could learn a new word
The RTR is such a temptingly easy route to take though, what with all the elements in our lives today: Too much work and not enough pay, too much school and not enough day, whole bunch of kids and the attendant play, the list goes on and on.
But enough lamenting. Change it we must, since they say the surest sign of stupidity is to repeat an action in the same way and expect different results.
Time for a new route through life, a way to get to my various destinations while still healthy enough to enjoy them. Wish me luck.
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