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The art of staying awake at the wheel of your own life.
means A sustained state of alert attention, ready to notice trouble before it announces itself.
from From Old English wæccan, to keep awake — the same root as wake, watch, and the bleary-eyed night guard who guarded by simply not sleeping.
Hyper stateConstant watchfulness becomes hypervigilance, a recognized trauma symptom.
Built inThe brain's amygdala scans for threats faster than thought.
Word kinWake, watch, and vigil all share one sleepless ancestor.