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Post by shortoncash » Mon, Sep 14, 2015, 2:14 PM UTC

staunch wrote: post #10

You may be chronically sleep deprived and not realize it. If that's the case you should try sleeping really consistently for a week and check the difference. Don't use an alarm, just be really disciplined about going to sleep early enough to wake up naturally. No caffeine or other stimulants. The difference between a well rested brain and a sleep deprived one is night and day.

This is really great advice. People overlook the importance of sleep.

I'd add that it's worth spending some money on a decent mattress, great pillows, and tracking just how restful a sleep you're getting. The return on investment will exceed just improving speed of decision making.

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Post by TheGrimDerp1 » Mon, Sep 14, 2015, 4:31 PM UTC

staunch wrote: post #10

You may be chronically sleep deprived and not realize it. If that's the case you should try sleeping really consistently for a week and check the difference. Don't use an alarm, just be really disciplined about going to sleep early enough to wake up naturally. No caffeine or other stimulants. The difference between a well rested brain and a sleep deprived one is night and day.

Don't forget to throw in an hour of good physical activity per day for the test week

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Post by aa10ll » Tue, Sep 15, 2015, 6:22 AM UTC

gaelow wrote: post #51

You are a n00b. Don't worry about it. You might think you are not. You might even think you have a shit-ton of experience because you wrote your first program when you were 5 and you've got a CS degree and you have worked on many personal projects and some freelance stuff. But your lack of self-confidence and your view of everybody else's mental processes show that you are new to the industry, you might be suffering…

Tell me more about your experience as a junior developer last year.