An extra hour

"What would you do if you had an extra hour in the day?"

I think that's a pretty famous question that we're all familiar with. We've been asked it before, or we've thought about it on our own before. Most of us probably think about it quite often. I know I do. What I wouldn't give for that twenty-fifth hour in the day. For that chance to do just a little more of whatever it is I need to do.

And, of course, we all have our go-to answer. I think mine's a pretty popular one, because I would absolutely use that hour to sleep. And honestly, if you don't want to use that hour to unwind in some way or another, I think you're doing it wrong. But the truth of the matter is that we would all use that hour to just extend our days a little bit. We'd do whatever we'd normally do at the end of our day just a little bit longer. Whether that's partying, watching tv, or surfing the web. We'd just use that time as an excuse to keep doing it. We might say we'd use that hour to fit in the time we've needed so long to exercise, but the truth is that we'd just stuff our face with food for another hour instead. 

But I really think the best answer we can possibly give is sleep. I often screw myself over with my habits, and that often leaves me writing these blog posts late at night (though for some the fact that I call how early I go to bed "late" is a joke). But I never wish that I had an extra hour to get it done. I just wish I had an extra hour after it was finished to be unconscious, and recover all of the systems that I've burned out all day. To be able to start the next day just a little bit more energized and ready... I don't think I could ask for much more. 

Maybe then I'd have the energy to get done all of the things that I want to do. Maybe then I'd have the mental capacity to be creative and actually come up with things to write. And maybe, just maybe, I wouldn't be such a rude ass to everyone I come across. 

But knowing me I'd just blow it away, like leaves in the wind. I'd make a mockery of everything that I could and should be. And before you knew it I'd be asking for a twenty-sixth hour. But I think we know how that would go, and what it would lead to.