UNCONVENTIONAL THINKING BLOG

We are all amazed and distressed by this odd creature masquerading as a part human/part mystery.

We know him as more than the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the exceptional Barry Levinson opus. He is symbolic of the weird science creation we refer to as “idiot savants.”

When I was in my twenties, I used to sleep no more than four hours a night. First because I knew I didn’t need more sleep. Second because I was too excited by life to sleep (still true). And third because I knew life is short– I would have plenty of time to sleep, in time.

Everyone thought I was crazy. I don’t think I heard them.