21 May 2015 13:24:06 IST

Get over getting tired

Ever heard a person say that they’ve been sleeping well over a long period? The search for slumber has become a collective obsession, the topic of many yawn-filled conversations, marketing campaigns, and headlines. We are all, it seems, insanely tired, all the time.

While opinions pour in on how and when to sleep, Judy Batalion realises that what is perceived to be an innate biological function is actually a social habit that is learnt. Sleep is political, she says, as cultures around the globe sleep differently.

Read more on rethinking the norms of sleep, here .