Sleep Debt

According to Wikipedia, "Sleep debt  is the cumulative effect of not getting enough sleep." The debt could be accrued through having a slightly insufficient sleep per night over a period of time or one time complete sleep deprivation. One study showed that "people who slept 6 hours a night for 10 days had similar results to those who were completely sleep deprived for 1 day."

This has me wondering, if I sleep 1 hour less than what I feel I would need for during the weekdays and then sleep in drastically on the weekend, does that mean I've repaid my debt?

This reminds me of a Chinese story I read in elementary school. Once upon a time, there was a kid named Studystudystudy. His parents really wanted him to study a lot, so they hired a sleep nanny whose only job is to sleep as much as possible and that sleep time would be transferred to Studystudystudy so that he wouldn't have to waste time sleeping. A bunch of obstacles appeared and in the end, it didn't work out. So, Studystudystudy has to sleep for himself.

The last 2 nights I was experiencing obvious mental fatigue, caused by a combination of lack of sleep and mental stress. This is the reason sometimes I feel I might regret some of my stranger choices. For 2 hours every night I have to put a phone next to my ear and feel guilty, insecure, sad, and helpless because I don't know all the solutions to the difficult questions and if I reject this "communication" I'll just be labeled the cruel rejector of communication. As soon as I move a step in some direction I've seen, a million other reasons of why I've made no progress is presented. If I had made no change, if I just keep quiet, keep everything normal and easy to understand, I wouldn't have to deal with this.

Last night my boyfriend shared his secret of success: common sense. Such conventional wisdom! Such simple answer for the mystery of life! Such maturity! I think what he says is completely correct. I also think that what my parents say are completely right too. I am wrong in so many ways. I just somehow feel that it is not the answer I can accept as of now. I don't even want answers from other people. I just want to hear what they are saying.