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One Bad Night: The Exact Protocol I Follow When Sleep Is Not an Option
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- May 27, 2026
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Summary
Last night my son decided sleep was optional. By 1:45 in the morning, I had given up on the idea of rest entirely. This morning my Garmin told me I had 4 hours and 5 minutes and a sleep score of 40. On paper, I was cooked. On paper, I also had a full business day waiting for me. In this episode I am not talking theory. I am walking you through exactly what I did, in real time, to manage a compromised day without losing ground. From the moment I stepped outside half conscious into the morning light, through to how I triaged my cognitive load, adjusted my nutrition, managed my caffeine window and used NSDR to bring my nervous system back from the edge. This is the conversation nobody has about high performance. Not the highlight reel. Not the optimised morning routine. The raw reality of running a business, raising a family, and still refusing to let one bad night become a bad day. If you are a founder, a CEO, or a leader who knows what it feels like to be on the floor before the day has even started, this episode is for you. Because being compromised is not the problem. Not having a system to manage it is.