[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  𝙷𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚖𝚊𝚗 [@shagbark_hick](/creator/twitter/shagbark_hick) on x 43.3K followers Created: 2025-07-23 14:06:17 UTC I've slept outdoors for 2,000+ nights, often for months and months at a time. It was the best sleep of my life. I rose with the sun at dawn, and crawled into my bedroll just past dark, every day. Once you've done this for any length of time, you can't go back. The whole "keep the lights on after dark, stay up late, sleep in a drywall box with fabric hung over the windows to keep the light out" thing really starts to feel as insane as it actually is. And alarm clocks are completely anathema; they almost seem cruel. Ever since going back to sleeping in electrified buildings again, I've had nothing but sleep problems. And sleep problems beget all manner of other problems, too. Humans were meant to live by the sun. Our constant rebellion against this basic fact is costing us years of our lives. Yet among all the people I've ever met, I know VERY few who have lived outdoors full-time for years on end. Most people do not even understand what they are missing. But the few who know -- KNOW. Sleeping by the sun is the only way.  XXXXXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/shagbark_hick/status/1948021856738369727)
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𝙷𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚖𝚊𝚗 @shagbark_hick on x 43.3K followers
Created: 2025-07-23 14:06:17 UTC
I've slept outdoors for 2,000+ nights, often for months and months at a time.
It was the best sleep of my life. I rose with the sun at dawn, and crawled into my bedroll just past dark, every day.
Once you've done this for any length of time, you can't go back. The whole "keep the lights on after dark, stay up late, sleep in a drywall box with fabric hung over the windows to keep the light out" thing really starts to feel as insane as it actually is. And alarm clocks are completely anathema; they almost seem cruel.
Ever since going back to sleeping in electrified buildings again, I've had nothing but sleep problems. And sleep problems beget all manner of other problems, too.
Humans were meant to live by the sun. Our constant rebellion against this basic fact is costing us years of our lives.
Yet among all the people I've ever met, I know VERY few who have lived outdoors full-time for years on end. Most people do not even understand what they are missing. But the few who know -- KNOW. Sleeping by the sun is the only way.
XXXXXX engagements
