Sleep deprivation in the U.S. is a true thing. It is bad when teachers can’t sleep and then have to be all bright eyed and bushytailed in the morning, especially since our work with stories requires cheerfulness, even fake cheerfulness (fake it ’till you make it…) to be effective.
I don’t sleep much at all. I usually wake up at 2:00 a.m. and then go back to sleep around 4:30 or 5:00 a.m. I always thought something was wrong with me. But I just read an article that, if you have trouble sleeping, may help how you perceive the problem in a more positive way:
http://slumberwise.com/science/your-ancestors-didnt-sleep-like-you/