Idon’t know if “hypocrite” is exactly the right word, but I’m definitely proof that knowing better does not always mean doing better.

For instance, I know how bad it is to check your clock and doom-scroll after waking up at 3am . And yet I still do it: my insomnia persists.

I’m also well aware that close, healthy relationships with other people are key to living a longer and healthier life . Having great mates can even lower your risk of dementia .

So why do I have 14 unread texts at the moment, and how come the idea of dragging my weary bones to an after-work event has made me sob in the past?

I love my friends, but if I’m honest, I am too exhausted by life and its endless admin to make plans as much as I’d like to.

This is not fair of me, and I feel awful about it, b

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