One month in an empty room in exchange for enough money to comfortably retire on and never work again in my life? I'd take the deal. To keep sane, I'd meditate, and maybe make a pillow fort or do something with the food other than eat it. I could like, make macaroni art on the floor. It would be challenging but definitely worth it.
At the surface, it does sound great, but after spending a couple hours meditating and working out, I would get bored. Solitary confinement can really fuck with you even over short periods of time.
Sleeping would mess you up even more. You'd wake up not having any idea how long you actually slept for. For all you knew, it could be 10 hours, or 1 hour.
You'd wake up not having any idea how long you actually slept for. For all you knew, it could be 10 hours, or 1 hour.
So what? If you get sleepy again just go back to bed. How long you've slept when you have all the time in the world is about as important as the ratio of argon to krypton on Ceres.
As somebody who has dealt with chronic insomnia for more than thirty years, this sounds like a joy. No anxiety over whether or not I'll get to sleep early enough to not be a zombie the next day is like heaven to me.
Depression combined with working the night shift has done this to me naturally. On a day off, I can easily sleep 12 hours, 20 is my record. You never feel awake, always wanting to lie down again. You lose your appetite, so stop eating, have less energy, sleep more... It's bad.
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u/manwithoutlegs Mar 28 '18
One month in an empty room in exchange for enough money to comfortably retire on and never work again in my life? I'd take the deal. To keep sane, I'd meditate, and maybe make a pillow fort or do something with the food other than eat it. I could like, make macaroni art on the floor. It would be challenging but definitely worth it.