Do you know what it's like to almost never feel fully rested and not being able to do anything about it? My problem is that I just won't fall asleep within a reasonable amount of time on some days. I am willing to try anything because the ROI would be huge.
One thing that has made a noticeable difference has been exercise though.
Re:Luna – Hack your sleep
by hellodevnull on Wednesday January 28, 2015 @04:13AM
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You answered your own question partly. It's simple, exercise and don't sit in front of a computer screen all night. Yet most people won't do this and complain that they have "insomnia" (the word has been overused to the point that going to bed past midnight now makes you an insomniac) and seem to think they now need pill/technology.
For people who tinker with the maddeningly complex systems of software how can the "engineering problem" of sleep be that hard? Just get your ass into bed at a decent time, and then give yourself eight hours. In fact given the flexible schedules of many tech jobs it should be easier for us as a profession to be rested than, say, a baker who has to get up at 3:30am.
But like I said it may be a psychological thing, a mental association between sleep and giving up. "You'll have plenty of time to sleep in the grave" or whatever the saying is. So we want to feel we have control over this aspect of ourselves. Hence the gadgetry smothering a simple idea of just laying down, turning off the phone, and covering up with some comfortable blankets. In fact I think I'm going to go do that right now. Goodnight, HN. :)