Sleep is not just a physical need but a delicious pleasure | Aeon Essays

is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. She is the author of The Philosophy of Envy (2021) and her work has been published in Philosophical Psychology, European Journal of Philosophy, and Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, among others. Edited byPam Weintraub Listen to this essay 22 minute listen Ilove napping. I love napping in the summer, when rhythms are more relaxed and the guilt of taking a break less intense (if only slightly). But I also love napping in the winter, when it’s cold outside, and burying myself under a warm blanket makes me feel like I’m hibernating. No matter the season, when lying in bed, I luxuriate in the feeling of my body relaxing, waiting for the moment when odd images start forming somewhere in that space between my closed lids and my corneas – or, most likely, somewhere in my mind. I love drifting into unconsciousness without worrying about the next item on my to-do list. I’m not a sound sleeper or someone w

is assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Puget Sound in Washington state. She is the author of The Philosophy of Envy (2021) and her work has been published in Philosophical Psychology, European Journal of Philosophy, and Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, among others. Edited byPam Weintraub Listen to this essay 22 minute listen Ilove napping. I love napping in the summer, when rhythms are more relaxed and the guilt of taking a break less intense (if only slightly). But I also love napping in the winter, when it’s cold outside, and burying myself under a warm blanket makes me