Here’s something perplexing: for the past 6 months or so, I have awakened, glanced at my bedside clock, and noticed that it reads precisely 3:15 AM … This has been happening to me at least 5 mornings a week; sometimes it can be for a stretch of 10+ days in a row.

What is it about 3:15 AM?

I do find that once awakened, I feel a sense of intense calm. No buzzing sounds, nothing disturbing the peace and quiet — an almost indescribable void of disturbance or distraction.

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