Epik High's Tablo looked back on why he suffered from insomnia for a long time.
On the 8th, a video titled 'I tried all the tips for deep sleep because of insomnia. What is the best advice?' was released on Tablo's YouTube channel.
That day Tablo tried various methods for deep sleep and opened up about his long-standing sleep problems. He began, "Those who know me will know I have never had a good relationship with sleep."
He said that recently a doctor also told him there was a problem with his sleep. But Tablo said his sleep problems did not start suddenly, adding, "To be honest, it was a problem since childhood."
He reflected that the academic culture at the time also had an impact. In a 분위기 where staying up late to study without sleeping was regarded as diligence, reducing sleep itself was seen as evidence of effort. Tablo recalled, "Not sleeping until late meant you were a good student. Parents praised you," and said that at school he and his friends would "battle over having slept 2 to 3 hours. It was a kind of flex. It's ridiculous."
He pointed out that, looking back now, it was behavior that pushed himself to the point of sacrificing his health. In particular, Tablo confessed, "I thought that if I wasn't tired during the day it meant I hadn't worked hard enough the day before," and "Because of that I pushed myself harshly."
Even after entering university and starting to write, this lifestyle did not easily change. He read many books and encountered the lives of famous writers, but said they too often worked until late at night, adding his characteristic humor, "Basically they're all vampires. Nobody sleeps."
Having long regarded reducing sleep as a measure of effort and diligence, Tablo said that, reflecting on his past habits that day, he came to reconsider the importance of a good night's sleep.
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