I could never explain to others how I was able to get 2 hours sleep at night for about 20 years of my life and still felt ready to go another long 15 hrs. day. I discourage anyone from getting into that routine and know now the perils of an absence of sleep. In fact, whereas I needed the television running to get those 2 hrs., I don’t even try to sleep with the smallest light in a room. I now know how sensitive the nerves are to the slightest stimulation. When you rest, rest every part of your body with similar priority, both the internal and the external. As I wrote this I heard Alicia Keys speaking of the importance of rest to her and she concurs with me as she films “Fresh Takes”