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Average 10. When I'm really tired 12 to 14. I can do with as little as 8, but if I go south of 8 for more than 2 days in a row I will not be productive. The day
by guylhem 13y ago
Average 10. When I'm really tired 12 to 14. I can do with as little as 8, but if I go south of 8 for more than 2 days in a row I will not be productive. The day is kind of foggy.
OTOH I have noticed that in these foggy days, especially in the afternoon, I get very creative insights. I just write them down because I can't use them on that day, but after a good night of sleep these insights come very handy in the next days.
EDIT: that's before I stopped coffee. My sleep pattern has been irregular these last few days. I don't enough data yet, but I seem to need less sleep. I guess my average will go below 10, maybe down to 9h. I'll see in a year.
EDIT2: I'm obviously not counting "crash coding" sessions. I may stay awake for 36h, with serious pain in old injuries past the 24h mark, and hallucinations past that 36h limit. My productivity seems low after 24h, so I don't bother and just go to bed.
- danoprey 13y agoWhat are you secrets to quitting coffee? Would love to give that a try myself but I fear I'd be nonfunctional for a few weeks during the adjustment.
- guylhem 13y agoStep 1: no longer have some at home - that's passive, just don't buy it no more. Finish what you have Step 2: refuse to use it outside your home. That's more active, and may require a commitment. You can start by allowing yourself to drink one every other day, to mitigate withdrawal symptoms. Decaf etc - I can't say how useful it is, I wanted to cut coffee and not replace an habit by another one. No more coke or redbull either, since the problem here is caffeine: the active ingredient in coffee is also present in coke and redbull and the likes (pepsi, monster, ...) Google plus support group : https://plus.google.com/communities/113447576520287991560 https://plus.google.com/communities/113447576520287991560 So far, I have been very dysfunctional during the first 2 days, and at my 4th day I feel normal. I was expecting to feel bad for up to 9 days. It has had an interesting effect: it seems like I need less sleep, something I noticed when I tried to reduce the dosage these last weeks (not quitting altogether), and completely counterintuitive! It may be just a normal variation due to a very small sample size. I would be curious to see how much sleep I will need in a year from now. Of course, your results may vary.
- daGrevis 13y agoI tried to live w/o any caffeine a whole week. Expect a hardcore headache!
- Beekon 13y agoMight be interesting to know that caffeine is not necessarily what many perceive it to be: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jun/02/drinking-coffee-alert-caffeine http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jun/02/drinking-coffe...