My adventures at 3:45 AM... Sleep depravation and caffeine

I am sitting here at my desk going over some old poetry at 3:45 AM ... I am not too sure why I am still up and why I have not gone home for some sleep but I have realized that I am extremely creative at this time of night/morning. I find that my sleep depravation coupled with caffeine consumption promote a confusing state of mind. This confused state of mind makes me write and think in a different light. I find that when I am pushed to the limits, I produce very astonishing work and I am inexorably more productive. I am not encouraging anybody to stay up for 24 hours straight, but I am encouraging you to take advantage of bad situations. Take advantage of when you are put in an uncomfortable place or state of mind. When you find yourself thinking different, WRITE!!! You might amaze yourself of what you create in certain situations. Another word of advice: Just write when you are in these types of situations. Do not try to edit and reword or anything, which can wait until the morning when you have a clear head. I hope this makes sense, as I mentioned, I am writing this at 3:45 AM and may not be coherent.

Thank you,

Bob Mortland

Responses

8 comments so far.

1. Bob Mortland says:

   4 AM, Goodnight to all... Tell me what makes you write good!!!

2. Joseph Breunig says:

   For me, I seem to produce my best writing when I'm alone and have music playing softly in the background. Being free of distractions, especially in the morning, allows me to focus on my writing. Solitude and coffee seem to be my best motivators for getting the job done.

3. Thelmy Typoco says:

   4 AM, good morning to you,Bob. it's nice to know you write good stuff at such early hours of the morning. i do write,too, at those early morning hours,but i don't know whether my writings are good pieces or what? it's not only at those early morning hours when i write,it should be by the calm sea on starry nights.

4. William Ebersbach says:

   Thank god I'm not the only one.

5. andrea says:

   I guess poetry and insomnia go together!

6. Daniel Lodygowski says:

   I to am like that. My thoughts seem to rush and so does my creativity. I just can't seem to write during the day. So nights are the key for me. Glad to know sleep deprevation comes in handy.

7. Oggie G says:

   I had that experience as well. Back then, I had some sleepless nights and it's like psychedliic state of mind from 3am onwards...maybe such state of body and mind is comparable to taking some "grass' Stuff :)

8. aaron laird says:

   hello bob mortland.
   what makes me write good is when im upset, or life just get me going. other wise until a current experience i didn't even know i could write poetry. so if you don't mind i wold much appreciate it, if you could take a look at what i have wrote so far and tell me what you think.