Story of sleep.

The increasing sleep issues across the industrial world has led to a sharp rise in articles/books dedicated to improving sleep. Understanding the relationship between the awake ‘I’ and the asleep ‘unknown’ is paramount. Are we the sleeping self living an awake life or the vice versa?

“Like a wild thing, sleep was lured from its home in nature, and domesticated in service of industrial life. And today, like a pet, sleep is fenced in, caged or corralled. We constrict sleep with delayed bedtimes and advanced rising times policed by a mechanistic alarm clock. Would we consider setting an alarm to truncate other natural human experiences? Imagine setting an alarm to limit time spent enjoying a meal or making love.”

This article is wonderfully written. It touches on the mythical, scientific, philosophical, psychological and practical aspects of sleep.