The Sleep Deception
Hook
“We lie to ourselves every morning.”
Research
University of California, Berkeley — Walker et al. (2017)
The study found that lack of sleep impairs our ability to accurately perceive our own cognitive performance and decision-making motivations.
View sourceReflection
Every morning, I convince myself that skipping those extra few minutes of sleep won't affect me. I tell myself I'm too busy to waste time sleeping in, believing my motivation is productivity.
Yet, by midday, I'm sluggishly nursing my third cup of coffee, struggling to remember why I was convinced I didn't need that extra rest. The lie I told myself now glares at me—a misplaced sense of efficiency, a trick of the overworked mind.
I find it almost comical how routinely I misread my motivations. It's like a daily amnesia, where despite knowing better, I prioritize imaginary productivity over the very real necessity of being well-rested. And I know I'm not alone in this cyclical self-deception.
The Insight
In our quest for productivity, we often misinterpret exhaustion as efficiency, missing that our true motivations are tangled in fatigue.
Related snips
