Imagine your boss gives you a 1,500-page manual on your first day, then tells you to solve everything while 330 million people yell at you through their phones. That’s the gig. The President has to manage the economy, the military, natural disasters, and the entire federal bureaucracy—all while being blamed for high gas prices when a giant turtle sneezes in the Gulf of Mexico. One study found that the average President makes about 1,500 decisions a day, many of them life-or-death. I can’t even decide which brand of peanut butter to buy without having a tiny existential crisis.
Sleep? What’s That?
If you think your sleep schedule is bad, try being the Commander-in-Chief. Most modern Presidents average around five to six hours of sleep per night. Barack Obama famously said he got six hours “on a good night,” while Donald Trump claimed he only needed four. Meanwhile, I need eight hours plus a nap just to operate a microwave. And here’s the kicker: you never truly clock out. A nuclear submarine could hiccup at 3 AM, and suddenly you’re on the phone in your pajamas deciding the fate of continents. I once got a frantic call at 3 AM, but it was just my cat throwing up on the carpet. Perspective.
