Why you want to sleep longer when you can't, and can't sleep longer when you can.

Answering a question from the mailbag.

Over the last few years I have repeatedly flirted with the idea of doing an advice column at Mother Jones, but I’ve never gotten further than soliciting questions. The result of this is I have a bunch of very old questions I never answered. What is this supply if not an opportunity for content?

Question: Why is it that I always want to sleep in on weekda…