You Can't Out-Sleep Your Bad Decisions

Hey there, it’s currently 3AM in the morning now and I can’t go back to sleep after my 4-month old decided that it’s a great time to do some vocal lessons.

So, let’s talk about sleep; or the complete lack of it.

I used to believe in something called “catching up on sleep.” You know, that magical theory where you mistreat your body all week, and then become a zombie by sleeping 14 hours straight on Sunday and somehow emerge reborn.

Glowing skin, sharp mind, Einstein-level genius, and zero regrets. Like a phone that’s been on a fast charger overnight.

Yeah, nah. That’s a myth.

Turns out, sleep doesn’t work like a cashback program. There's no points system where 5 nights of bad decisions earns you bonus rest on the weekend. In fact, the more you try to catch up, the more your body gets confused, until you’re wide awake at 3AM…like me right now.

Yet despite all these, I still make the same rookie mistakes:

• Telling myself “just one more game” (a lie since 2012).

• Watching cooking videos at 12PM.

• Convinced that scrolling Reddit in bed somehow relaxes me.

• And lately, being a dad. Which means sleep is now literally a luxury item I no longer qualify for.

What’s extra cruel is that my baby has a sixth sense for exactly when I am about to fall asleep.

I swear, my daughter’s baby monitor should come with a laugh track. Every time I settle into bed? BAM! she calls me for a midnight meeting.

So what do I wanna share here?

Sleep is like trust: easier to lose than to rebuild.

So if you’re reading this past midnight, put the phone down. Seriously. You won’t actually catch up tomorrow, and your future-self is already glaring at you from across the room. Picture that.

Talk soon,

Krish

❤️

P.S. If you have a sleep hack that works for a new dad like me, PLEASE tell me. But if it involves installing an app, you owe me a coffee. I don’t want to install another app on my phone.