Christian mystics who lived in the Egyptian deserts during the 3rd century AD often complained about being haunted by the “noon-day demon”. To escape my own noon-day demon, I continued my research. However, others think acedia continued to live on. Behaviourial scientists suggest a range of lifestyle hacks to deal with the noon-day demon. Battling the noon-day demon is nothing when compared with the midnight spectre that haunts some people.

Source: The Guardian May 29, 2019 15:10 UTC