Awake at 3 AM

Has anything good ever come of being awake (and, important caveat, alone) at three o'clock in the morning?

Never in my experience.

No, this particular time of night lends itself to awful introspection.

While I wouldn't go so far as to call it complete bullshit, the conclusions one reaches about oneself at 3 AM very seldom hold up in the light of day.

Which is funny, because at the time you draw them, they seem like moments of crystal clarity that you've been ignoring or lying to yourself about.

Most important, of course, is the fact that you never achieve anything except a fit of depression.

I'm sure there's some series of studies detailing this exact phenomenon, but the simple fact of the matter is, a 3 AM funk doesn't make any goddamned sense. Why 3 AM? Why not 2 or 4? Why is it that the so-called "Hour of the Wolf" does so much damage?

I have no idea.

And it pisses me off.