Ruth — now entirely awake — picked up her own phone and soon we both lay there chewing our digital cud like narcotized cattle. ADThere’s a lot of research about how bad smartphones are when you’re trying to go to sleep, but I think they may be just as bad when you’re waking up. They’re especially bad for couples, and especially couples who don’t wake up at the same time. I listen to the breathing on the pillow next to me, mentally imploring the breather to wake up: Wake up. It would be rude to wake Ruth up.

Source: Washington Post November 22, 2020 23:03 UTC