You Don't See Anything

Look around you, you see things¹, there are things everywhere. But you can't see the vast majority of things. Right now, I'm looking at my screen. All I see is the HTML editor of this post. What I didn't notice the first, second or even millionth time I looked at a screen was the aspect ratio- the height's proportionality to its width. The aspect ratio has to be the same across all platforms so that someone looking at a video or picture on a computer will see it the same way as someone looking at it on a phone or on a TV. Have you ever changed the ratio of a picture on a Word or Pages document? It looks wrong. That's what happens without a consistent aspect ratio. Nonetheless, except if you're a screen fanatic, you didn't notice that at all. Furthermore, when I look at my screen, I literally don't see the liquid crystal display. They're these liquid crystals that make your computer work¹ and I don't see it at all. Isn't that crazy?

To take this even further, there are things we don't notice in ourselves! When you look at your body, all you see is your body. You don't notice the tens of thousands of years that it took for us to evolve like this. Every last centimeter of your body took thousands of tries, mistakes and corrections to get it to the way we are now. And that's something none of us can see, even if it's in our own bodies. Something else that you don't see is your insides. Unless you're a doctor, you probably don't know that well how the inside of your body works. You don't know what your insides look like even though they actually live inside you. Damn!

I'm not trying to take too much credit here. Roman Mars explores the design and architectural aspects of this. I thought the concept of not noticing the vast majority of what's around us is interesting and wanted to give my thoughts on it. One of my thoughts is that it that by not seeing what's around us, there's a lot of credit missing. For example, do you have any idea who built the building you're in³? Who designed it? Where did the architects get their inspiration from? Most likely you don't. Many people have dedicated years learning and practicing how to make a building just to receive no recognition from the people who are in it.

Another problem I find is that this phenomenon causes us to not know so many things. Because there is so much that's hidden in plane site, there's so much that's hidden. Not to sound like Tai Lopez, but there's so much knowledge to be unlocked. I mean, every little corner of everything has its history, its creators. There's just so much we can know and we don't.

To be clear, I know there's no way we could know every detail about everything- I have somewhat of a solution to this. My solution helps persons who would otherwise be unknown to get more credit than they would otherwise get, and not make us go crazy by finding out way too much information on everything. My solution is: whenever you get curious about something; who built a house, who did cats evolve from; look it up. That way, the persons who made something get recognition and you're learning. It's not that hard. Use the internet. Just look up what you're curious about. It'll give credit where it's due and make you smarter. It's a double win.

¹Unless you're blind, then you really don't see anything.
²I'm not some sort of screen genius or anything, I'm just going on Wikipedia to make a point about not noticing things.
³Just pick any building you've been in recently if you're reading this outside.

Perks of Staying Up Late

It's 1:15 as I'm writing this. Just about everyone is asleep. I'm probably going to wake up past noon tomorrow. I'm probably not going to go to sleep until around 3 am. Some people might think I'm doing something wrong or that I have insomnia. I, however, love staying up this late. Here are a few of the benefits I find come with being a night own.

Number one: there are no distractions. As I write this post. no one's awake. I can't call a friend even if I wanted to. No one will bother me. This is great for doing work because I won't be interrupted. There's also nothing good on TV (but if you want to watch something, here's my YouTube channel). I can write this post in peace, which means I'll get it done all in one sitting.

Number two, you get to wake up later. This might not seem like the best idea, but hear me out. If you wanted to go outside, you sleep through the morning when the sun is super bright, you won't get a sunburn. Also, when you wake up, you don't have to worry about whether a a location is open. Everything is open when you wake up.

An other perk you get to be the last person on their mind. You can be the last one there at a party. If you have an online presence, you can comment on an event that ends late at night. You don't have to worry about falling asleep when you're trying to buy tickets to something. And how nice is it to be the last person to send your partner a "good night" text. You'll be the last thought they have before going to sleep... awe!

One more thing is that you get the "cool guy" look. People see you in another way if you're used to staying up late. You're cool. Some people might think you have an important job or you're jet lagged from all of your travelling. I'm not advocating to look at people in a superficial way, I'm just saying that it's an added bonus.

To be fair, most of these can also work for waking up early. You can also work early and not have distractions, you can go outside before the intense sun shines, etc. Per contra, it's easier to wake up earlier than one is used to than to stay up later. This is because we, as humans¹, can "programmed" to be awake when there is sunlight. The sun wakes us up. Which means that a tired night owl can wake up, at least a little, just by going outside. And that is something us lateies have on the rest of the world.

It is worth noting that there is a bit of a downside to staying up as late as I do. One thing that I've heard is that it's bad for your digestive system. I don't know if it's true or not, but I have experienced it. It could be a placebo, though. Also, remember the "cool kid" look we talked about earlier? That can be a double edged sword. It could make you look irresponsible in the eyes of some people. I believe these people are a minority, but it's still something you might want to mask if you have a job interview, for example. Just be careful about this, don't pass any limits.

Staying up this late isn't for everyone. Only some people have natural ease for sleeping in. Don't force yourself into doing something your body doesn't want you to. Not to lie to anyone, I don't always stay up this late. It's summertime when this is being written and the days are longer. You might get called a vampire or a werewolf. Nonetheless, I still enjoy staying up this late. Whatever you do and whenever you sleep, just remember to live it at its fullest and enjoy as many of its benefits as possible. Bye.

¹I apologize to anyone other than human reading this. I know little about how other beings react during the day. If you are not a human, please write to me at WhiteXocolate1@gmail.com, I'd love to know more.