I happen to work at a place where I'm inclined not to do more than 40h/w, and working 50+h/w is simply not possible. The fact that you've so "little" time to code taught me and my colleagues to be brutally efficient and disciplined in the workplace.

That probably says more about what you ate for lunch than the time.

Just a rack of ribs, nothing out of the usual

Having a food coma for three hours is a flag for your meal being "unusual".

Or undiagnosed medical conditions - I am very careful not to eat to much at lunch for that reason.

What do you mean "just".

Regarding the food coma, i had great success just by not mixing proteins with carbohydrates (and not thinking that fats in general should be avoided). It's basically as simple as that - just stop eating combinations that make you tired. This is especially true for fast metabolizers that get higher blood sugar faster from the same meals that a slow metabolizer has no problems with.

It's carbohydrates and fats together that are the problematic pairing.

Thanks for calling out my inaccurate comment. What i really wanted to say: don't eat a big pile of meat with a big pile of simple carbohydrates all the time. And eat the dessert/sweet stuff separately, presumably in the afternoon, but not too close to dinner. This will work wonders.

And again, never view fats as something to avoid completely. If the fat is of good quality, it is a nutrient and an essential part of the diet.

sorry for not providing any links, i can not find any good english source materials at the moment. PM me if you want to get some more info. keywords: food combinations, chronobiology, glucose reception

20 hours of 100% focus a week >>> 80 hours