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My reading is the following. Say my IQ is pretty constant. As any father can attest to, there are a lot of factors influencing whether I'm on top of my game. A
by wjnc 8y ago
My reading is the following. Say my IQ is pretty constant. As any father can attest to, there are a lot of factors influencing whether I'm on top of my game. A few rough nights and I'm in a worse state for days. Let's say exercise usually is correlated with better sleep, better cardiovascular operation etc. and also the other way around (I train less when tired). Then I can easily follow better performance after training but also for groups that exercise more. You just make better use of your potential (IQ).
- Tenoke 8y ago>As any father can attest to, there are a lot of factors influencing whether I'm on top of my game. Off-topic but I really don't understand why so many parents like to imply that only/mainly they know/experience things that are common to everyone.
- myle 8y agoGrandparent didn't claim that bad sleep patterns occur only to parents. He claimed that all parents have experienced bad sleeping patterns.
- Tenoke 8y agoI said imply, not claim.
- wjnc 8y agoThat was only example from my life. Other episodes with the same outcome were too much partying in college, sleep deprivation because cool when a teen. I guess we all have examples where we are totally outside a normal balanced state of mind with detrimental effects to our mental well-being! My point was more generally that in person IQ is constant but life factors and choices can lead to sub-optimal outcomes intelligence wise.
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- knicholes 8y agoBeing awakened every night, sometimes multiple times a night, for years is common to everyone?
- Tenoke 8y agoNot being at the top of your game because you are tired (which is what the point was) is.. If one only has that experience after they become a parent - I can only envy them.
- jdavis703 8y agoYes, having had roommates I can attest to this. I’m also a light sleeper so it’s pretty common that say the neighbors have a fight, it wakes me up, and then a few hours later a thunderstorm comes through it wakes me up, and then a few hours later some maniac starts laying on their horn because the person they’re giving a ride to is late again.
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- tom_ 8y agoAny excuse to talk about it will do, because people's children are important to them. Also doesn't hurt to let other people know they are a member of this club, as there are social benefits.
- aklemm 8y agoBecause parents have kids and before that they didn't, so they can make a solid comparison. It's not common for someone without a kid to have repeated interruptions throughout the day and night and then not have any opportunity to catch up and recover from those. But it is common among parents. This reactionary and naive antagonism toward parents is silly and wrong-headed.