It’s almost midnight. I’m still wide awake. This is somewhat disconcerting. I like my sleep. Anything less than 8 hours and I’m like a bear with a sore head. It’s a little strange too. You see, I’ve been disconnected from the ‘real world’ for the past fortnight. I’ve been off the grid in sunny Thailand. Not one night that I spent there with my family did I have any trouble getting to sleep due to my overactive brain. Yet, I’ve been home for two nights now and tonight I just can’t turn off. I’ve plugged back in, I’m online again. I’ve been looking at numbers. I’ve been thinking about business. And now I can’t switch off.

I don’t think this situation is all that uncommon in the modern world. In fact, I think it’s almost ‘normal’. Sleep is becoming more and more desired and less and less accomplished by far too many people to count. Scary. And I expect to hear more and more about illnesses, accidents and otherwise unhappy incidents and occurances related to lack of sleep.

I think there is a lot to learn from the locals in Koh Samui. They seemed to lead a simpler, more laid back life. Yes, they had less but they also worried less, rushed less and (I expect) enjoyed more. I learned a lot watching their world as an outsider. I am going to try and implement some of their uncommonsense. When I’m not busy I’m not going to look for more tasks. When there’s time for rest, I’m going to take it. When my family is around, I’m going to be fully involved in that moment.