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    I stopped sleeping. My writing got worse. I didn't think that was possible. 😴

    I thought if I worked longer, I'd get more done. I stopped sleeping. I worked through the night. I wrote. I deleted. I wrote again. My writing got worse. Not better. I made mistakes. I lost track of arguments. I deleted things I should have kept. A friend told me to sleep. I said I couldn't...
  2. J

    I haven't slept in three days. My dissertation is due in two weeks

    I'm not sleeping. I'm not eating. I'm writing. Then deleting. Then writing again. My eyes hurt. My head hurts. My hands shake when I hold the mouse. I called my mom. She said I need to rest. I said I need to finish. She was quiet. I said I'm scared. She said she knows. She didn't tell me to...
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