Wednesday, March 11, 2026

11 Mar 2026

WEDNESDAY — PERSPECTIVE & PRACTICE

“He knew that this sleep had been the first sleep and that he would presently drop off into the second sleep.”

— Roger Ekirch

For centuries, humans slept in two distinct phases with a wakeful interlude that served as a built-in mental reset… until gas lamps and factory schedules quietly compressed it into the single block we now treat as gospel. It raises a thought-provoking question: how many routines that we accept as timeless are simply inherited systems nobody thought to revisit? (I’m looking at you, Daylight Savings time). For more, Check out the article Humans Used to Sleep Twice Each Night. Here’s Why It Vanished.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. Be strong. Lead well.

Chad