Sleep Is Overrated
Of course, the problem with binge-watching is that it’s really easy to lose track of time. That’s by design! A well-made TV show sucks you in and is so gripping and exciting that you don’t notice how much time is passing. An episode seems to fly by in the snap of a finger, so as soon as one episode ends you’re ready to start the next one.
And then you look at the clock and realize that it’s four in the morning. We’ve all been there—some of us on more than one occasion. I think we need to start a movement to convince employers to offer us Netflix days as well as sick days—paid time off that we can use when we’ve got three more seasons of a compelling show and couldn’t possibly sleep or concentrate on our work until we see the end.