Okay, today’s lesson and exercise is a great way to build a sense of personal understanding of yourself. This technique does require you to block out a day but I promise you it will be worth it.

So what are you going to be doing? Well, it’s quite simple really, you’re going to stay up all night just like you used to when you were in your youthful party days. Actually, not exactly like your youthful party days. But at least this time, you won’t wake up with a hangover or any pointless regrets.

I usually suggest that you should be reading instead of watching television or scrolling through social media. However, this time you won’t be doing that. No, I don’t want you reading, watching television, scrolling or talking to anyone. Yes, that’s right, not even talking to anyone; I know that might seem harsh but it is supposed to radically restrict yourself to just the goings on in your head.

What you will do, is sustain yourself with a little bit of food (maybe a soup or some other light meal) and abstain from alcohol. Then simply go inside yourself, find that tranquil silence that lies below, write down your thoughts and when the time finally comes, step outside and watch the sunrise. Treat the experience like a vacation, but a vacation inside yourself.

It’s worth noting that since you will lose a night’s sleep, it is worthwhile to carefully plan the experience. Look ahead to the next two months or so and choose a date that allows you the time to do this. If you say you don’t have the time, stop lying to yourself. If you can’t find one day in the next couple months, either you are the busiest person on the planet, which means someone should study you to see the limits of human capabilities. Or the more likely scenario, that you are like other people and trying to make cheap excuses. Who are you in this case?

This type of introspection allows you to see yourself from an angle that you never really consider, one that is free from schedules and deadlines, no responsibilities from your roles as parent, spouse and so on. You’re all alone with you, what a rare experience that is these days.

Don’t stress about the losing sleep, you’ve got a whole lifetime to catch up on that.

Like always if you have any topics or questions you want me to answer, drop them in the comments or message directly.

Chin up my Hedites.