Sleep Is For The Weak (Or At Least The Women Who Don't Have PDAs)

An Oxygen survey of women aged 18 to 34 found that some 37% of them have fallen asleep while clutching a PDA, while 26% of them will wake up from a dead slumber and stagger zombie-like to wherever their phone might be (or roll over) in order to read their text messages. Having engaged in both of these behaviors as recently as (cough) eight-ish hours ago, I wonder if there’s a correlative aspect between them, thanks to the light-emitting nature of the devices, which contributes to fitful sleep. I also wonder if there is a chunk of the ladies who admit to fall asleep holding their PDA who actually mean to do so, what with ebook readers on these devices being so handy? OK OK this reads like I’m trying to rationalize unhealthy behaviors that tip over into low-grade technology addictions and maybe I am. Or maybe I just am trying to cover up the real reason for this behavior, which is presented after the jump!

I can’t wait for Desmond Child to write the follow-up to this song, “We All Get Transfixed Enough By The Glow Next to Us To Delude Ourselves Into Thinking We Don’t Sleep Alone.” (NB: That title needs a bit of editing, I know.)

[Photo by Jason-Morrison]