Look, I get it. You’re thriving. You’re abundant. You’re "vibrating on a high frequency" or whatever the latest pseudo-mystic hashtag tells you to post. But it's 11:42 p.m., and you’re uploading a shirtless selfie about “energy exchange” while your circadian rhythm is quietly packing its bags and leaving you for someone with healthier sleep hygiene.
Let’s speak plainly, because someone has to. If you’re over 40, your need for proper sleep isn’t optional. It’s biological warfare if you skip it. And no, Susan, your essential oils aren’t a substitute for melatonin.
Science – you know, that annoying thing that doesn’t care about your opinion – tells us that people over 40 need 7 to 9 hours of sleep per night. Not doomscrolling, not “sharing light,” and certainly not uploading videos about “quantum financial flow.” Sleep.
When you sleep, your brain clears out neurotoxins, consolidates memories, and repairs cells. When you don’t, you increase your risk of:
Here's an idea: instead of broadcasting your spiritual-sexual supremacy to your 312 followers, many of whom are hate-watching you out of morbid curiosity, why not redirect that energy inward?
Not into another smug carousel post about “living your truth” – but into the human being snoring softly beside you. Remember them? The person you once seduced with a smile instead of a story highlight?
Physical intimacy (the real kind, not the hashtag) boosts oxytocin, lowers cortisol, and actually helps you sleep better. Not to mention, it’s vastly more rewarding than trying to manifest engagement through likes.
Every time someone posts a selfie with the caption “peaceful, present, and aligned” at 11:55 p.m, a neurologist somewhere sheds a tear.
The happiest people aren’t announcing it. They’re asleep. Or tangled in each other’s arms. Or reading books with spines. They’re not teaching you how to “awaken abundance.” They’re too busy living actual lives to monetise your attention.
If your joy needs to be posted to be real, it’s not joy – it’s branding.
This isn’t judgement. It’s a public service announcement with a side of sarcasm. No one over 40 benefits from sacrificing sleep for digital performance. Not your hormones. Not your heart. Not your dignity.
So tonight, do yourself and your followers a favour:
Your mitochondria will thank you.
Your real-life intimacy will thank you.
And best of all — so will we.