No.2880
During the day, there's things you have to do, even if you live alone and are a shut in. People expect things of you. You yourself expect things of you, sometimes.
But at night, particularly between around midnight and 6am, no one expects anything from you. You could stare at a wall for all that time, and no one would give you any soykaf for it.
The next day they'll confront you for being restless. You'll berate yourself for not having slept properly. You'll underperform at whatever you do, or you'll spend the whole morning and part of the afternoon sleeping. Useless, they'll say. Irresponsible, immature, unproductive… But while you're doing it, you don't really think about that. You can truly stop caring about everything for those six hours… or maybe I'm projecting too much. Who knows.
No.2883
I stay up at night because back in high-school, it was the only moment of quite I could have. No phone ringing, no chores, nothing expected of me. I used that time to do homework, reading or gaming.
Now, a few years later, I guess I mostly do it out of habit. Still, that means not being pestered by my irl friends, nor having to look at the sun (I don't like the sun). I work night shift, so this works out great for me. I usually stay until 4~5 am
No.2886
Been there and and back.
Obviously it isn't remotely healthy but your environment outside of the wired can be so boring. So it's hard not to surf when theres minimal interface.
I'd say as long as your in the habit try to be productive and spend your time learning /creating and a good way to kick the habit is to push it to its extremes staying up as long as you can, then takeing a big bear nap and waking up at your new wake up time.
That's what I did.
No.2914
I dont aways, but when I do it's because my mind sort of calms down and for a while I forget all the responsibilities and objectives I have in life and I can simply live on the moment.
No.2947
Because I share my room with some old glitterboy who spits the bile at me all the time, comments news out loud whenever I try to concentrate, and listens to some soykaf at maximum volume throughout the day, giving zero fucks about my complaints.
This is yet another precipice I have to leap over since it's the only thing that separates me from becoming completely independent; or I can always beg to parinirvana at some point, that's an option, too.
No.2950
>>2880Oh yes, this was my 2011/2012 life. But you'll have to give up that one day. You can't perform efficiently at night, only soykafpost and play videogames.
No.2958
Staying up late was a peaceful way of futilely delaying the arrival of tomorrow. Had to stop eventually, got to the point where I couldn't form a coherent thought.
No.2959
during the night i would find to be more creative or be able to focus more on what I was doing, and in general have more time to spend on personal projects or things I wanted to do for myself
Like mentioned a few times already, there's no stress. You do what you want to do and no one else is awake who can tell you otherwise…granted you suffer the consequence of being sleep deprived but its a feeling that you can't really replicate during the day. drawing or reading in the dark while it rains outside with a cup of tea in hand is very comfy.
use to stay up late more often, but it started to drive me a little insane and it was back when I didn't have as many responsibilities so i could get through the following day half asleep
No.2962
>>2950> only soykafpost and play videogamesOther things happen at night that don't involve wasting your life in front of a screen.
No.2963
>>2876>Why do you stay up late?Out of some general protest. But with no one to tell you to come to bed It's not really a contest.
No.2964
In this verse Arjuna is referred to as Gudakesha. Gudaka means sleep, and one who conquers sleep is called gudakesha. Sleep also means ignorance. So Arjuna conquered both sleep and ignorance because of his friendship with Krishna. As a great devotee of Krishna, he could not forget Krishna even for a moment, because that is the nature of a devotee. Either in waking or in sleep, a devotee of the Lord can never be free from thinking of Krishna’s name, form, qualities and pastimes. Thus a devotee of Krishna can conquer both sleep and ignorance simply by thinking of Krishna constantly. This is called Krishna consciousness, or samadhi. As Hrishikesha, or the director of the senses and mind of every living entity, Krishna could understand Arjuna’s purpose in placing the chariot in the midst of the armies.
No.2965
stay awake late enough and you forget that you need sleep. And then it loops back around and hits you in the eyes and you have no choice. Sort of like hunger. Go long enough hungry and you get over the initial hump of pain and come out the other end feeling fine, at least for a few more hours. plus what other people said about not having expectations and other
No.2966
>>2876I really don't know. I think I like the silence of the night. I feel more alive at night for some reason
No.2968
>>2962No matter what, you're under artificial lights.
No.2969
>>2968Not if I'm in the woods.
No.2997
iv never really put much thought into why i feel the way i do at night time or why i like it
it gives me this serene and safe feeling, i can be who i want to be and act how i want to act, it feels like im interconnected with a deeper part of myself that only comes out at night,
No.3040
>>2876I was addicted to pornography for most of my post pubescent life, it’s the cause of all my problems in life to be completely honest. I would stay up late watching pornography a lot of the time. I only stopped recently because of a life changing diagnosis.
No.3041
>>2963I too enjoy the music of Car Seat Headrest.
No.3043
>>2969I feel like the woods isn't as significant as people make it out to be. We spent most of our time in the ocean. The last few stops however, the ones we remember best have been in the woods. Now the woods will likely be gone, either actually destroyed or regulated so that it doesn't feel like you left the city. It was a good thing, but there are other places more fitting for a human to be at.
As for nighttime, I'm less certain.
No.3052
It's quiet and it's easier to focus.
No.3053
>>3046I sure do miss heroin.
No.3064
some nights are just different from others
No.3071
>>2876Because there is less noise and motion around at night.
What is it you are looking for?
No.3072
>>2876At night, most people are sleeping so i feel more at ease. Also there is way less light, sunlight makes me uncomfortable most of the time. The (outer-city) streets are almost empty, i can avoid all interaction except with the cashier at the nonstop shop. Doing things at daytime feels like it's some kind of job. Doing things at night is more fun, also i'm much more philosophical and artistic at night.
No.3073
I used to stay up very late, often well through dawn, sleeping during the day. I won't go into details, but I was given extreme shocks and corrected this as fast as I could, sleeping pills nightly. I need drugs to sleep but I feel so much better. The daylight is empowering, sun-up to sun-down, don't miss a minute.
No.3074
I've been working graveyard doing it soykaf for a hospital for almost a decade so I only feel comfortable at night. The world slows down and a calm hush falls over everything… and if you want to find a little trouble you always can. Night is awesome because it's at the same time the most peaceful and seediest time to live. I don't think I could ever go back to a normal schedule at this point.
No.3075
I have no idea what the heck my problem is actually. I can never seem to get anything done during the day I just feel sluggish and blow things off. Even if I take caffeine or other similar drugs I often just end up tired. I don't really get it. But right now I just had a huge burst of energy at 4am and configured an entire server and website I had been meaning to work on for several weeks. I don't know where this sudden burst of energy came from but I wish I could feel this way all the time.
