# I'm awake, but at what cost? — Meme Lab

Use when achieving wakefulness required so little sleep or such unpleasant effort that being awake feels like a bad bargain.

- What it expresses: The desired state is reached, but exhaustion makes its cost dominate the result.
- Example: After three coffees get you through an early meeting following two hours of sleep, send this to your team.
- When not to use it: You wake naturally after a full night's rest and feel refreshed; there is no painful tradeoff.
- Tags: awake at what cost, sleep deprivation, exhausted, tradeoff
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