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My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
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Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
I've actually experimented a fair amount with my sleeping patterns. For the most part, I find that when I wake up in the morning, I feel tired no matter what (up until around ~10 hours of sleep). What I've also found, however, is that this tiredness usually doesn't translate to how I feel for the rest of the day — I feel good all day no matter whether I get 6 or 8 hours.
I felt the same way until I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, even though I don't have any of the usual symptoms such as snoring, obesity, etc.
How was the diagnosis made? Did you have to sleep in a clinic, or at home wearing some analyzer machine?
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#43I've taken two separate part-time jobs while working full time elsewhere.
The first one was while I was working for the federal government. I commuted one hour each way and after spending two years in a mid-sized bedroom community I still had no friends where I lived. I got a job at a local coffee shop filling in where needed which was usually either opening up from 6 to 8A.M. or closing up from 6-10P.M.
I immediately got to know a lot of locals from the college students and young people who worked alongside me to the professionals who came in earl to the stay-at-home moms and dads that came in mid-afternoon.
I learned how to make a great espresso made some spending money and a bunch of friends. It was a great experience.
The second job was while working remotely as a developer in a tiny rural town. I took a job as a fitness instructor at a local studio and, again, met a lot of people I wouldn't have otherwise and got to make a real personal impact on many people's lives helping them get fit and stay healthy.
The author does a great job summarizing the benefits of this kind of job. There's so much more than money that can add tremendous value to your life.
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#44Been waking up at 5 a.m. since my second child was born. Sleeping late isn't an option, and actually I've been loving it. Get stuff done, feel better, had to learn to go to bed early otherwise following day is complete crap.
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#45Seems like this guy has a good thing going. Lots of people pay for a gym and workout every morning before they go work. This guy is basically doing the same thing but he is getting paid for it.
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#46A few summers ago I lived in Seattle but worked in Bremerton, which is over an hour away by ferry. To reach on time I had to take the earliest ferry possible; at 6-something AM. If I missed that ferry, the next one wasn't until 1.5 hours later, which would make me very late.
Almost every day--like clockwork--I got up slightly late, threw on some clothes, and went out with my bike. Half-asleep, cold, and worried about missing the ferry, I pedaled my heart out through Seattle's hilly downtown streets and past morning-rush buses.
It sounds miserable. But y'know what... By the time I reached the ferry--usually with only a few minutes to spare--I felt awake, full of energy, and ready to take on the day. As someone who's usually slow and tired in the mornings, this was an immensely refreshing feeling.
(To say nothing of the commute back, biking up a series of brutal, steep-grade hills...)
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
I felt the same way until I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, even though I don't have any of the usual symptoms such as snoring, obesity, etc.
How was the diagnosis made? Did you have to sleep in a clinic, or at home wearing some analyzer machine?
For diagnosis you need to go to a hospital that does sleep studies. They will hook you up with a sleep apnea machine and sensors and they will monitor your sleep overnight.
I was diagnosed with sleep apnea at around 20, which is rare for a young, healthy person. In my case I think it's just genetic because my dad has it. But I figured out something was wrong because I would sleep 10-12 hours and still wake up feeling exhausted. I wore the CPAP machine for a few years and that helped, but now I don't think I need it anymore. I sleep about 7 hours without it and feel fine.
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#48I like this idea, but next time I move I'm going to try to make sure I'm a nice 30 min bike ride from work. Right now I'm 12 min away, which is too close and too easy.
Re: My low-paying, early-morning, exertion-requiring job
#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
I felt the same way until I was diagnosed with sleep apnea, even though I don't have any of the usual symptoms such as snoring, obesity, etc.
How was the diagnosis made? Did you have to sleep in a clinic, or at home wearing some analyzer machine?
In the US, diagnosis is made in a one-night sleep clinic with an EKG and an adjustable CPAP. If you do this, make sure to tell the technician that if you register apneation, you would like a CPAP titration calibration done immediately. This saves you (a) another bad night's sleep in the clinic and (b) insurance hassles.
Then you go back to your doctor, discuss your need for a CPAP or APAP machine right now, and possible longer-term treatments.
Depending on insurance specifics, it may be much cheaper to buy a CPAP from an online source than via a full-service insurance-covered medical equipment company. Saving 50-75% is not unusual.