Hi, I was supposed to write something else but the last few weeks the sleep deprivation hit me really hard. I was banging my head thinking of what I should write next and nothing came up.
So, first my apologies for not delivering what you expected to receive, but I’ll try to use this problem and expand on the topic.
Key takeaways and actions to help (podcast and my own experience)
Sleep deprivation affects all aspects of life
Take a short nap during the day, if you can
Daily habits helps
No high carbs before bed
Limit alcohol
Exercise during the day
Go outdoor
No screens 1-2 hours prior to bed
My sleeping pattern changed a lot during the last few years. First, when I had the company, from time to time I caught myself in the middle of the night thinking if I could make the ends meet, what I could do to improve the company, if some proposals would get approved and all that stuff.
After a while, I used this simple framework whenever I had an apparently impossible problem to solve in the same day:
Go home
Exercise
Shower
Rest and sleep
The next day, the impossible problem to solve was magically sorted
A new sleep pattern, the one I thought didn’t exist, came alongside the baby. He completely changed what I thought about sleep routines. “Did I sleep 4 hours straight? Really?! My dreams came true!!“
6 hours sleeping? “Hold on, something is wrong. Let me see if everything is ok! Oh no, he just woke up because I went to see him!”
In the last few weeks though the lockdown consequences made its appearance as you see in our sleep pattern
In summary, I’m sleeping on average, 5 hours/night, broken down into smaller chunks. With the end of lockdown and my little one back to his “new normal life”, we’re expecting to have this problem sorted. Well, let’s see.
I've experienced the same thing with seemingly impossible problems being totally solvable the next day. Especially with programming. I'll spend 4 hours banging my head against the wall only to solve the problem in 5 minutes the next day.
I listened to the podcast myself, and agree with the most Matthew talked about, but for me it doesn't apply as I have a little one who doesn't like to sleep. There is nothing I can do.
I don't have experience to validate Alexey's take on Why We Sleep book, but you know, in discussions, normally both sides are right in their own ways
I've experienced the same thing with seemingly impossible problems being totally solvable the next day. Especially with programming. I'll spend 4 hours banging my head against the wall only to solve the problem in 5 minutes the next day.
"Why We Sleep" is poor quality from what I understand. https://guzey.com/books/why-we-sleep/
To be fair, I haven't independently validated this, but Alexey is a smart dude.
I listened to the podcast myself, and agree with the most Matthew talked about, but for me it doesn't apply as I have a little one who doesn't like to sleep. There is nothing I can do.
I don't have experience to validate Alexey's take on Why We Sleep book, but you know, in discussions, normally both sides are right in their own ways