Habitually Good

I should probably call this post: “How to stay awake?”

Today (or tonight) was one of those days when I was burning the midnight oil because of some urgent work. Although, in the past this hasn’t been a big deal but as I am getting older, its harder to stay up the night. Sometime during the night, I really felt the need for a Red Bull. My energy reserves were dwindling, and I had had enough Pepsi (cans strewed throughout my room) – and making coffee takes too much effort.

So, I needed my Red Bull. Well, inspiration struck, and I started my iTunes. And as luck would have it (actually, it was my playlist) it started playing some songs that I really like one after the another. This is when I discovered:

Music is like Red Bull. And I kid you not. I was wide awake, full of energy, cranking out work one after another. I wasn’t even listening to it on a very high volume. Just half way through what my laptop can churn out.

Stopping every few minutes to sing out one of the lines very loudly (woke up my wife in the next to the next room).

The effect of this thing is so potent that even after my work is done, I still can’t sleep (hence the post at this ungodly hour – its almost 5 in the morning, and I haven’t slept all night). Well, I doubt that I will get much sleep tonight, or maybe I will. I should try turning the music off.

In any case, next time I need to stay awake, it won’t be a Red Bull (aren’t those harmful to your body anyway – not that staying awake like this is very healthy). As I was saying, the next time you need to stay awake for some reason, just crank out the music from your favorite jukebox.

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