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used to do this a lot. still recovering from it. I suspect my mind is permanently damaged in subtle ways from this behaviour. either that or 47 is "wind down t

• the_only_law 5y ago
  Yeah this is probably not too far from my daily routine, except replace coffees with energy drinks. Though I oversleep significantly on the weekends (normally aided by the effects/after effects of shit that’s worse for my brain). It very obviously has major negative effects, but I just can’t bring myself to change it. I’ve tried once or twice, but I always return to this. If life was a little more flexible, I think I could pull off biphasic sleep and be ok, but when I want to sleep I usually have meetings and when I’m wide awake it’s usual the middle of the night (writing this at 3:25am).
  • senectus1 5y ago
    A bit like exercise you need to : a) be fairly rigid with it b) turn it into a habit. If you don't you're going to have burn out. not just emotionally but physically. I had a fit that the Dr put down to poor sleep and eating habits. It took me weeks to get over the immediate effect of the fit, I felt like I'd been worked over with a baseball bat. I used that recovery time to go cold turkey on caffeine (if I'm going to feel like crap i might as well have a good reason for it), I limit myself to tea only now, and only 1-3 cups a day. I eat a lot better and I go bike riding a few times a week. I get at least 6 1/2 hours a sleep a night, and aim for 7-8. its worth noting that while there is evidence for sleep debt, there is no evidence that oversleeping helps correct it.