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Ask HN: Last week I took a break from any work and I slept much better
Hi HN.
I'm a college student and I spend a great deal of time programming.
Last week, when I took a break from any work I slept much better than usually.
I think this could be the reason why I sleep bad:
When there's a problem I can't stop thinking about it.
It's not just programming problems, because I try to make some money from my own projects, and that makes me be sort of obsessive about it.
What should I do to sleep better?
Any ideas please?
- Void_ 15y agoAlso: It's not that I sleep bad normally (when I work.) It's just when I didn't work, my sleep was awesome. And I want that.
- mtinkerhess 15y agoI've read and found from personal experience that you sleep much better if you avoid doing anything in front of a screen for an hour or two before going to bed.
- eswat 15y agoThis is what works for me too, and also making sure whatever room I sleep in is pitch black (very hard with all the friggin’ LEDs todays electronics like to have and not shut off when you “turn them off”). OP: Before you did this experiment, were you staring a screen right before hitting the hay?
- imjonathanlee 15y agoHow many hours do you work? The problem is when I'm working- i work way past 8 hours sometimes and though you don't feel it, the stress drives you nuts. I'd put in a cap of 50 hours a week MAX, and make sure I spend time relaxing (doesn't mean watching tv at home) with friends or meeting new people. You need to step away from the computer for a decent break. I switched over to this schedule and found out that my sleeps were MUCH better. Turns out the reason was overworking.