Acharya Prashant addresses the issue of sleeplessness by stating that the questioner is unable to sleep because his work can be managed without it. He explains that just as food is nourishment for the body, sleep is also a form of nourishment. If someone's intake of food or sleep is low, it simply means they are able to manage their work with less. The inability to sleep is a sign of an abundance of energy that needs a challenge, an enterprise, or a large project for its proper utilization. The speaker views the problem as a form of good news. The one to two hours spent trying to fall asleep are described as extra, spare hours that the questioner can afford to waste because he lacks any meaningful work to do during that time. After his daily routines are done by 10 PM, he has nothing significant to occupy himself with, leading him to toss and turn in bed. The core issue is the absence of a meaningful task to fill those late-night hours. To resolve this, Acharya Prashant advises the questioner to fill his life with a meaningful endeavor to such an extent that his only complaint becomes the lack of time for sleep. When one is deeply engaged in a significant project, they will find great joy and discover that even short periods of rest, like sleeping for half an hour while leaning against a pillar, can be deeply refreshing. He suggests that with such engagement, five to six hours of deep sleep would be more than sufficient. Acknowledging the questioner's educational background from IIT and IIM, the speaker cautions him against adopting the common mindset of feeling 'arrived' after securing a good job. He warns against the arrogance of believing one has achieved everything and urges him to remember that he has accomplished nothing yet. This mindset should be maintained until the last breath, as the body and mind are meant to be in constant, meaningful motion. Only the Self has the right to true rest. The solution lies in finding a worthy project and dedicating one's life to it.
