The Night I Lost Track of Time Because of Sudoku “Just One More Puzzle” — The Biggest Lie I Tell Myself. You know that sentence you say before things spiral a little?. “Just one more episode.” “Just one more scroll.” “Just one more round.”. For me, it’s: “Just one more sudoku.” It usually happens at night. I’m already in bed, lights off, telling myself I should sleep. But my brain isn’t fully tired. So I open my puzzle app and pick a medium-level grid, thinking it’ll gently tire my mind. Forty-five minutes later, I’m wide awake, staring intensely at a 9x9 battlefield of numbers like it’s the final boss in a strategy game.

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