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Not sure if there’s a better way to put it. Lately I’ve been having trouble falling asleep. I never really had this problem in college, mainly because I would be up so late doing who knows what (studying, yeah that’s it!) until I simply passed out from exhaustion. But, since I’m doing the whole work thing, I of course need to get a good night’s rest to get through the day in a conscious state.

Lately, I’ve been having trouble getting to bed at a reasonable time. First, it was being sick. Now, it’s back to all of the thoughts I have when I’m lying in the dark. Sadly enough, it’s usually work-related. I think this might be a product of all-nighters during college, where brilliance would strike me in the wee hours of the morning. Other times, and I’ve found this not only late at night, that a creative or good solution materializes seemingly out of nowhere, as if my subconscious was slowly churning along without me knowing. So, I don’t want to turn-off my brain from being productive. But, I also need a good night’s sleep to be productive at work.

So, where do I draw the line? For me, one of the greatest fears is that I’ll get burned out from overthinking. The closest I’ve ever come to literally losing my mind was when I was finishing up my senior thesis at Stanford, reading over the same 130 pages over and over, checking for grammar mistakes and looking at syntax. I don’t think it will come to that, but I really don’t want to hit a brick wall and tire out my brain. So, I’ve been thinking lately about places where I’d like to travel. Currently, I’ve narrowed it down to Asia, Europe, South America, Africa, and a bunch of cities in North America. Basically, anywhere. Shoot – I just realized that I need a vacation…