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«I (Bjarne Stroustrup) have also been asked where I find the time to read non-technical books. Actually, it is not a question of finding the time. Reading non-t

«I (Bjarne Stroustrup) have also been asked where I find the time to read non-technical books. Actually, it is not a question of finding the time. Reading non-technical stuff is essential. Without it, I'd go nuts and lose my sense of proportion. As a practical matter, I read for about an hour almost every evening before going to bed -- trying to go straight from technical work to sleep is usually not a good idea.»

ImaCake 7y ago
> trying to go straight from technical work to sleep is usually not a good idea I did this with an assignment last night and ended up dreaming about linear algebra. I did not sleep well!
- playing_colours 7y ago
  Ahaha, I remember when I studied database systems and concepts once I had a vivid dream that I was inside a database or even like a database myself, and I saw visually how indexes were working - sort of 3D dynamic representation of pictures in the book I read.
- raincom 7y ago
  There is a Fields medal winner, who does math in his sleep. John von Neumann loved to work in noisy environments, did not like quiet places.
  - mpiedrav 7y ago
    It's rather common to dream about math or computing when you are solving some hard problem or digesting some topics with a time limit (next exam, project deadline, etc.) As for Fields medalists, they are extremely creative folks who can find new and effective ways to tackle seriously deep problems, even when doing things unrelated to math (swimming, hiking, etc.)
pkaye 7y ago
I find technical books are a great way for me go to sleep. Just read a few pages and... boom... i'm ready to go to sleep!
- hikarudo 7y ago
  The problem with using technical books to go to sleep is that you will start feeling sleepy when reading technical books during the day as well.
- reificator 7y ago
  I heard people say this so I tried it a few times. I either finish the book or get interrupted reading by my wake up alarm. Never have I fallen asleep to something technical.
giu 7y ago
I've been reading for 30 mins to an hour before going to bed for the past 6 months as part of my "sleep hygiene" routine. Honestly, this has been quite the game changer for me. For one, I'm always looking forward to it, since I really like to immerse myself into my current book's world (I'm reading a really good book right now called "Cibola Burn" by James S. A. Corey, the fourth book in The Expanse Series). Additionally, it helps me to fall asleep much better and my sleep has improved a lot, too. I can recommend this to almost anyone; IMHO sleep hygiene in general is quite important, and this is one of the approaches that might improve it quite a bit.
- kpU8efre7r 7y ago
  This is my schedule as well. The last hour of every evening is non-technical reading.

ImaCake 7y ago

> trying to go straight from technical work to sleep is usually not a good idea I did this with an assignment last night and ended up dreaming about linear algebra. I did not sleep well!

playing_colours 7y ago
Ahaha, I remember when I studied database systems and concepts once I had a vivid dream that I was inside a database or even like a database myself, and I saw visually how indexes were working - sort of 3D dynamic representation of pictures in the book I read.
raincom 7y ago
There is a Fields medal winner, who does math in his sleep. John von Neumann loved to work in noisy environments, did not like quiet places.
- mpiedrav 7y ago
  It's rather common to dream about math or computing when you are solving some hard problem or digesting some topics with a time limit (next exam, project deadline, etc.) As for Fields medalists, they are extremely creative folks who can find new and effective ways to tackle seriously deep problems, even when doing things unrelated to math (swimming, hiking, etc.)

pkaye 7y ago

I find technical books are a great way for me go to sleep. Just read a few pages and... boom... i'm ready to go to sleep!

hikarudo 7y ago
The problem with using technical books to go to sleep is that you will start feeling sleepy when reading technical books during the day as well.
reificator 7y ago
I heard people say this so I tried it a few times. I either finish the book or get interrupted reading by my wake up alarm. Never have I fallen asleep to something technical.

giu 7y ago

I've been reading for 30 mins to an hour before going to bed for the past 6 months as part of my "sleep hygiene" routine. Honestly, this has been quite the game changer for me. For one, I'm always looking forward to it, since I really like to immerse myself into my current book's world (I'm reading a really good book right now called "Cibola Burn" by James S. A. Corey, the fourth book in The Expanse Series). Additionally, it helps me to fall asleep much better and my sleep has improved a lot, too. I can recommend this to almost anyone; IMHO sleep hygiene in general is quite important, and this is one of the approaches that might improve it quite a bit.

kpU8efre7r 7y ago
This is my schedule as well. The last hour of every evening is non-technical reading.