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I used to work shift work and thought it was great to wake up late and stay up late when working then go to bed even later after winding down when I got back ho
by dghughes 11y ago
I used to work shift work and thought it was great to wake up late and stay up late when working then go to bed even later after winding down when I got back home. The occasional overnight project that would span several nights (you waste two days as one day).
Then I went back to an 8am to 4pm schedule and wow what a difference I didn't realize I was a walking zombie all those years.
Yes sleep is important but consistent sleep is the key.
- joepie91_ 11y agoI think it depends on how you define 'consistent'. A schedule where I go to sleep at the same time every day doesn't work for me and never has - it's precisely that which turns me into a walking zombie, as I've been for most of my time in high school. Instead, I generally just go to sleep when I'm tired and wake up naturally when I'm done sleeping. This automatically falls into a pattern where my bedtime shifts forward by 1-2 hours a day, in a cycle. Whenever I can follow that pattern, I sleep and perform extremely well. Different people still do appear to have different optimal sleeping patterns.