As the mother of two boys on the autism spectrum, I have to deal with a lot of sleep issues. That’s why the question was rather triggering for me. It’s clearly not meant for me, so I perhaps I should have just ignored it, but I’m a whiner who likes to make my ails known to the world so everybody can properly appreciate what a hard time I’m having. (Kidding!)
Seriously though, if I didn’t need to sleep, I’d just be doing more of what I do awake. I’d be minding the multitude of tasks that are impossible to fit in one day. I’d just get as much done as I can to be somewhat on top of them. I’m not one of those completely efficient types (I used to be, but that was a whole other person ago), so I’m happy to simply not be a complete basket case. Somehow, I don’t think the extra hours would be enough to make any real dent to the overwhelming workload.
Let’s pretend that I’m not up to my neck in various tasks and that I actually have the energy for other things, in which case, I’d probably just read or garden. If I’m feeling virtuous, I’d invest the time in learning another marketable skill or picking up more work. The problem here is that I’m not any richer in this made-up scenario, so I’d just be grinding further. And if sleep was an option, it would be my first choice even if I didn’t need it.
For some reason, I’m getting angrier and angrier.
This Small Life 