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Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by RandomOpinion »

mi100hael wrote: post #73

> I am a night owl. You can tell me I have to have my butt in a chair within your line of sight at 8 or 9am, but that is very wasteful. This used to be me and I used to believe it was just the way things were. I'd naturally sleep 10+ hours until noon on the weekends, struggle to wake up for work, and then struggle to fall asleep before midnight. I had little energy for exercise and always felt stressed trying to find…

>But the truth is, it's perfectly possible for anyone to adjust their sleep schedule and become a morning person.

Quite false. Yes, the standard sleep hygiene rules[0] can be helpful to those not already following them but they're not effective for everyone, particularly if they have a complicating condition.

[0] For those interested, a more complete list is at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_hygiene

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by mattmanser »

hobarrera wrote: post #87
mattmanser wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You think drinking caffeine makes you feel anything like getting stoned? Or that smoking a joint is comparable to smoking a cigarette? If you ever get stoned, you are in for a surprise.

Try leaving caffeine for a couple of months, and then have a cup of coffee. I actually did this, and it's amazing to actually notice the strong effect it has. It alters your mood SO MUCH you'd be amazed. But since you have a daily dose, you can't really tell. Much like you will never know what a weed-adict behaves like when he hasn't consumed in days.

I have, 6 months without caffeine.

It didn't affect me anything like a spliff, you're massively over-exaggerating the effect. Also caffeine you build a tolerance to, so that's not something you're normally experience when drinking a coffee.

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by sleepychu »

_nalply wrote: post #49

I wonder how this collides with the inane recruiting. Do you keep your mouth shut till you have the contract, then declare that you will only working remotely?

Seems like a good strategy might be to just not apply to jobs where attending the office frequently would be practical. [0]

[0] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13520729

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by justinlaster »

AckSyn wrote: post #119
justinlaster wrote: post #110

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>If you think "but everything alters your chemical makeup" is a sufficient rebuttal Considering that the original claim had no depth to it what so ever other than attempting to grandstand, it is odd you feel to have two completely different standards here. You have to point out why it isn't a sufficient rebuttal other than saying it doesn't. Time for some intellectual honesty. Or you can just blanket label people tha…

Do any amount of research on it in reputable scientific papers and studies on the subject will get you an answer in short order.

I'm finding the exact opposite? Do you have any concrete examples that you would care to provide in the spirit of intellectual honesty?

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by sleepychu »

jjeaff wrote: post #78
bitwize wrote: post #47

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Thought HN was full of health nuts for whom the effects of blue light on circadian rhythms, endocrine function, and brain function are second only perhaps to gut microbiota in terms of actionable health breakthroughs? Point being, have you considered that your "night owl" tendencies are an artificial condition caused by too much electronic device exposure late at night, and that a change in lifestyle might do you goo…

I use f.lux. Cuts out most of the blue spectrum. But being a night owl is not the only reason I get more done. No one bothers me at midnight. No one calls or texts or emails. I'm left to my own thoughts. Add to that the fact that people have been describing themselves as night owls since before electric lighting was invented, I don't think that is a full explanation. I have total blackout curtains in my rooms. My cir…

Doesn't this conflate chronology with the position of the sun? Do you think it's healthy to live in an artificial day cycle?

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by mattmanser »

jp555 wrote: post #102
mattmanser wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You think drinking caffeine makes you feel anything like getting stoned? Or that smoking a joint is comparable to smoking a cigarette? If you ever get stoned, you are in for a surprise.

I tried a drag from a cigarette a few times, always made my head spin like crazy and I puked. It was stronger than a drag from a cannabis joint. But I have never been a nicotine user.

That head spinning isn't a normal side-effect and you don't feel ill, it goes away after you smoke regularly (don't, it's horrid to stop). It's your body reacting to a poison, once it's used to it, it doesn't react that way any more.

A few spliffs is more comparable to drinking a bottle of wine, rather than a couple of coffees or a few fags. But different. A single drag is more like have a gulp of wine. Won't get you drunk, might get a little fuzzy feeling depending on your tolerance.

I can bet you the op isn't talking about having a single puff.

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by ashark »

mi100hael wrote: post #73

> I am a night owl. You can tell me I have to have my butt in a chair within your line of sight at 8 or 9am, but that is very wasteful. This used to be me and I used to believe it was just the way things were. I'd naturally sleep 10+ hours until noon on the weekends, struggle to wake up for work, and then struggle to fall asleep before midnight. I had little energy for exercise and always felt stressed trying to find…

> 3. Put down screens like phone, laptop, and TV after about 8pm. The artificial, bright light throws off off your body's natural instinct to get sleepy when it gets dark. Spend some time preparing for the next day so you aren't stressed in the morning, and then read a book or something until you feel tired.

I can confirm that this works, but this part's really killer if you have young kids since it means (very nearly) zero kid-free screen time, ever. Also hard if you have, say, friends over and want to watch a movie or play some Mario Kart or something, since most of that's going to be later in the day if you've got kids. Seriously restricts your solo or couple entertainment and unwinding options. Winters especially are incredibly tough since going out in the yard isn't even an option (dark too early). Basically books and tabletop games are all you've got, and yeah, people got by with that (or less) since forever and were basically fine, but you won't be keeping up with the various TV series or games your friends and coworkers are into, for example.

There are real costs to making your sleep schedule sane, and they mostly come out of free time for entertainment/side-projects/online-classes/100-other-things-that-require-a-screen.

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by ChemicalWarfare »

traviswingo wrote: post #65
mbrzuzy wrote: post #59

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This is problem with flex time. Companies love to advertise flex time, but when you come in at 7am and leave at 3, you get tons of looks and even the odd comment.

The tons of looks and odd comments bug the shit out of me. Being an engineer, my job is to produce, period. Don't worry about where it happens, just know that every time you pick up the phone and promise something that doesn't exist to someone else, the fact that it suddenly, magically, exists for you to show them is because people like me are plugging away around the clock. Dev work isn't 9-5. It's 24/7 and whenever…

well.. yes and no. you aren't developing in a vacuum unless you're the only dev in the company, and even in that case you'd have some coordination to do. drives me nuts when I need to run something by a dev and he's gone at 2 pm and I need to wait till he gets into the beer-induced code rage mode at 10 pm and even then he might be on slack or maybe not :)

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by ivanhoe »

For me spending 8+hours in the office never really worked well. I'm effective for a few hours in the morning (unless interrupted by someone) and then just sit out the rest of the day pretending to be busy. For me the best part of working remote is that I can split my work day into a 2-3 chunks, few hours each. IMHO this is absolutely the most productive way to organize the time, it really helps me to stay focused through out the day. Also to be able to finish other things in life, beside work.

Re: I Only Work Remotely

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Post by 234dd57d2c8db »

pweissbrod wrote: post #120
chukye wrote: post #9

I smoke weed to get creative, drink a lot of coffee and do a lot of online meetings, have some crazy hours, but I also get my work done before(better?) everyone else. I would never fit in any workplace (tried a few but none fit), I have a big chair, 3 big monitors and a bong, also can talk with my team fellows every time I want, but we really don't need to talk too much, if you understand your product, understand you…

You may be a wonderfully creative developer. But if youre addled with inability to focus or maintain a sharp memory then there are certain tasks where you should not be trusted such as administering a production environment. Also driving.

I see your own attention to detail is lacking, Mr. youre.

Are you sure it is not you who has the inability to focus or maintain a sharp memory of basic grammar?

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