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Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

mhurron wrote: post #9

A little bit of exercise is something many people are lacking. I have had a long commute (1.5h one way) for a little over a year now. Not long into it I noticed that I wasn't sleeping well. Not that I was sleeping that well to begin with but it got worse. My day was sit in the car, sit at a desk, sit in the car, sit at a desk at home. My weekends were basically sit at a desk at home with some various chores sprinkled…

1.5 hours each way, 3 hours a day, 15 hours a week, 750 hours a year. That's 31 days of commuting.

My advice is either change jobs or move home, that commute isn't sustainable, you will end up ruining your health, relationships and work.

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by will_work4tears »

I've been weightlifting and lack of sleep has really limited my strength gains quite a bit. Food + Sleep can get you far, but Food with (4-5 hours of) Sleep isn't nearly as good.

Performance at work isn't that depressed though, oddly enough.

Anyway, I have a 10 month son that is teething or likewise going through some sleep pattern changes of some sort, and I can't exactly control that!

Sleep is important though, enjoy the fact that you probably have more control over it than I do.

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by mhurron »

tonyedgecombe wrote: post #21
mhurron wrote: post #9

A little bit of exercise is something many people are lacking. I have had a long commute (1.5h one way) for a little over a year now. Not long into it I noticed that I wasn't sleeping well. Not that I was sleeping that well to begin with but it got worse. My day was sit in the car, sit at a desk, sit in the car, sit at a desk at home. My weekends were basically sit at a desk at home with some various chores sprinkled…

1.5 hours each way, 3 hours a day, 15 hours a week, 750 hours a year. That's 31 days of commuting. My advice is either change jobs or move home, that commute isn't sustainable, you will end up ruining your health, relationships and work.

Saw this reply coming. Already looking at moving.

Thing is, I wasn't sleeping the greatest before this job. The place I was at before was less than 30 minute commute. I needed the exercise either way.

The exercise bike was a much cheaper change as well.

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by daenz »

ngokevin wrote: post #18

A good point to take away is the concept of "free running sleep". Going to sleep only when you are tired and waking up only naturally. The author says this is a way to feel refreshed every day waking up.

> The greatest shortcoming of free running sleep is that it will often result in cycles longer than 24 hours. This eliminates free running sleep from a wider use in society.

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by louischatriot »

For a few months, I've been working some serious hours and as a result slept about 5-6 hours per week nights. For one week now I've forced myself to sleep 8 hours even during the weeks, and noticed my productivity shoot up. It is worth it!

Tldr of the article: http://tldr.io/tldrs/5123bba2793151711c00001b/good-sleep-goo...

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by imcqueen »

mhurron wrote: post #24
tonyedgecombe wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1.5 hours each way, 3 hours a day, 15 hours a week, 750 hours a year. That's 31 days of commuting. My advice is either change jobs or move home, that commute isn't sustainable, you will end up ruining your health, relationships and work.

Saw this reply coming. Already looking at moving. Thing is, I wasn't sleeping the greatest before this job. The place I was at before was less than 30 minute commute. I needed the exercise either way. The exercise bike was a much cheaper change as well.

I used to commute an hour each way, but we moved and I'm now back to 25 minutes door to door. There's nothing better than getting time back in your day.

When I was commuting I witnessed on at least two occasions people exercising in traffic. Literally one hand on the wheel, one hand holding a small weight. The bike sounds much safer, but I definitely agree that exercise is key to feeling energized.

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by dhimes »

gmurphy wrote: post #12

I've struggled with sleep issues since I was a small child; even after doing all the reasonable exercise/caffeine/no-bright-lights things people recommended, my brain sometimes just wouldn't shut down. After some introspection, I came to realize that my body seemed be on a 25 hour day, and it just wanted to stay awake an hour later each time. Then I read gwern's article on melatonin[1], and it changed everything. I d…

I haven't read gwern's article, but I did discover that when my sleep cycle gets weird, a few nights with a melatonin supplement seems to reset things.

I discovered it by accident. Years ago I was having terrible patterns, so out of desperation I tried melatonin. I'm a little paranoid of taking anything to the point of dependency so I would only do a couple of nights in a row, then not use it until I needed it.

It works quite well for me this way, but I must say that occasionally I'll have dreams that are vivid and intense (meaning it get's my adrenaline going). Not nightmares, more anxiety-like.

Re: Good sleep, good learning, good life

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Post by lucb1e »

lrhot9 wrote: post #5
lucb1e wrote: post #3

I don't get this. Skimming over it, I see it tells me something in yellow, centered and bolded text, and then goes on to refute why it's not true. I can't see a hint that it's a common myth or anything, it's presented as the truth at first. So either it's a horrible article (guide?) to look through without reading entirely, or I don't get it. TLDR anyone?

Learning more about the author might convince you that it's worth reading: http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/magazine/16-05/ff_woznia...

Had to rush to catch a bus, would have read more thoroughly any other time.
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