It's 3 am and I'm currently doing just that. It's the moment where the world stops for a couple of hours and no one expects anything from me. My phone is not going to ring, no one is going to send me an email or expect an answer. It's weirdly peaceful
It’s not just lacking influence, it’s being unable to recharge due to the environment.<p>I thought I was a night owl until I spent a month and a half in a solitary space. I just needed the space and time to recharge my batteries, which wasn’t really possible where I lived at the time.
I absolutely do that, and I noticed that I do it to compensate for 'autonomy deficit', as I dubbed it.<p>When my day was dictated by external demands, I play PC games in the evening, because they provide the illusion of autonomy and control, and because "I'm doing what I want to do" and having "me time" which I was lacking during the day.
I would say this is true. But personally the late night hours is a time when the world seems to stop and I'm able to be in my own space. I don't use social media so I don't have to worry about notifications from those apps. But I also don't have to worry about calls or texts. I am able to relax and be at peace.