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Night shift changes the way you look at time.

You clock in yesterday, get off today, go to sleep today, wake up today, go back to work today, then somehow clock out tomorrow- and after a while, the calendar stops meaning much compared to what your body is telling you.

In Episode 4 of Built in the Dark, I talk about why night-shift workers lose track of days, why “tomorrow” needs clarification, why breakfast might be steak at 7 AM, and how your whole relationship with time starts to shift after years of living overnight.

We also get into the funny side of night shift brain- getting ready for work on your day off, forgetting where you’re going, grabbing the wrong shoes, and realizing your normal wildlife is now skunks and owls.

But there’s a serious side too. When the days start blurring together, family events, social life, routines, and even your sense of where you are in the week can disappear with them.

That’s where structure and what I call anchors come in- protected points in your routine that help keep sleep, energy, family, and time from becoming one long blur.

Featuring community responses from Rave King, Ashleigh, and Liz.

If you’ve ever looked at the calendar and thought, “There’s no way it’s already Wednesday,” this one is for you.

It ain’t tomorrow until I sleep and wake up.

Until next shift…

keep building in the dark.