If Well-Rested You Met Sleep-Deprived You, Here’s Why They Might Not Recognize Each Other

Life is super busy, and sometimes we cut corners to get everything done. Next time, please let it be from that fourth hour spent on Netflix and not from the sweet, sweet land of dreams. Zooey Deschanel will still be an actress when you wake up. I think.

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Morgan Shoaff

Feb 28, 2014

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