The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
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#2One nice benefit of working from home due to lockdown is that I haven't set an alarm in months. I just naturally get up fairly early with the sun now, so it's pretty unlikely that I'll miss my first 10:00 call.
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#3Anecdotally, I can tell you that I am definitely getting up later. Between not having to be get my daughter to school by 7:20 and then a 45 minute drive to the office. I can roll out of bed about 7:45 and still be at my desk by 8ish.
Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life. The fact that I am not spending 1.5 hours in the car every day has given me a surprising amount of time and energy. I don't dread the alarm clock going off every morning, and I can do fun things (at least, fun things that are COVID-safe) after work.
I would be perfectly content to never return to an office. Probably won't happen, so I'll enjoy it while I can.
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#4Anecdotally, I can tell you that I am definitely getting up later. Between not having to be get my daughter to school by 7:20 and then a 45 minute drive to the office. I can roll out of bed about 7:45 and still be at my desk by 8ish. Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life. The fact that I am not spending 1.5 hours in the car every day has given me a surprising amount of time and e…
My experience has been similar. I start my day about ten minutes after I wake up, and I'm home the moment my day is done. Effectively giving two more hours of free time. With the exception of the global pandemic this is the most relaxed I have been in years.
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#5It has definitely changed the sleep habits of my family. However, I've been working and in the office as usual the entire time and my sleep habits have not changed at all. My kids have no reason to get up early and really not much to do in summer. My wife has been mostly off of work, so she maps to what the kids are doing. The biggest struggle for me is having everyone stay up late - I previously had some quiet/alone time in the last hour or so of the day, now I'm going to bed first on many nights.
Re: The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
#6Anecdotally, I can tell you that I am definitely getting up later. Between not having to be get my daughter to school by 7:20 and then a 45 minute drive to the office. I can roll out of bed about 7:45 and still be at my desk by 8ish. Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life. The fact that I am not spending 1.5 hours in the car every day has given me a surprising amount of time and e…
Absolutely. The few times I've had to go into the office, it's been a major chore. I get far more done every day because even though I have a private office at work, there's still a constant background hum of chatter, people working, office machinery, etc.
Not to mention that I can make pretty much anything I want for lunch, take random walks around the house or down the street to stretch my legs, jump up and do calisthenics for a few minutes at random.
I'm loving this so much!
Re: The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
#7It has definitely changed the sleep habits of my family. However, I've been working and in the office as usual the entire time and my sleep habits have not changed at all. My kids have no reason to get up early and really not much to do in summer. My wife has been mostly off of work, so she maps to what the kids are doing. The biggest struggle for me is having everyone stay up late - I previously had some quiet/alone…
> However, I've been working and in the office as usual the entire time and my sleep habits have not changed at all.
Same boat here, can confirm no changes in sleeping patterns. At this point I'm frankly jealous of people who got laid off during this whole thing because all it has meant for me is wearing a mask everywhere and my gym being closed long enough for me to get quite out of shape.
Re: The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
#8Anecdotally, I can tell you that I am definitely getting up later. Between not having to be get my daughter to school by 7:20 and then a 45 minute drive to the office. I can roll out of bed about 7:45 and still be at my desk by 8ish. Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life. The fact that I am not spending 1.5 hours in the car every day has given me a surprising amount of time and e…
>> Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life.
Likewise, but backwards. I hate not being in the office at least 2-3 days per week, seeing people, socializing.
EDIT: WFH is great and I love it, but for me, I'm not as productive full-time on-site or full-time off-site. Having a hybrid approach is my sweet spot.
Re: The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
#9Anecdotally, I can tell you that I am definitely getting up later. Between not having to be get my daughter to school by 7:20 and then a 45 minute drive to the office. I can roll out of bed about 7:45 and still be at my desk by 8ish. Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life. The fact that I am not spending 1.5 hours in the car every day has given me a surprising amount of time and e…
A quantum leap is very, very small :)
Re: The coronavirus pandemic has changed our sleep
#10Anecdotally, I can tell you that I am definitely getting up later. Between not having to be get my daughter to school by 7:20 and then a 45 minute drive to the office. I can roll out of bed about 7:45 and still be at my desk by 8ish. Honestly, work from home has been such a quantum leap in my quality of life. The fact that I am not spending 1.5 hours in the car every day has given me a surprising amount of time and e…
I have a pair of six-year-olds at home. I'm waking up later because I can, but I'm also missing out on the 45 minute "L" ride to and from work which was prime reading time for me, plus having that built-in walk at each end of the ride for exercise. I actually feel like I have less free time now than I did before.