You may feel that sleep is a necessary but boring investment, like eating your vegetables. But sleep is an intrinsic source of wisdom.
Our conventional understanding is that we are conscious when we are awake, not when we are asleep. But when we sleep, we often find solutions to problems that we struggle to solve. Before you retire for the night, try thinking of the life puzzles you want to solve. Then go to sleep and see what you learn from your slumber.
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