Especially if you have kids and work all day
- Didros ( @Didros@beehaw.org ) 3•6 hours ago
Do cocain about it.
- Tiefling IRL ( @tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 1•12 hours ago
That’s the funny thing, you don’t
- corsicanguppy ( @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) English1•24 hours ago
First thing out of bed, hydrate. Then I’m eating, then I’m showering, etc, but for me on 600ml water.
a short while later, I’m starting the caffeine cycle, but I try to do 1:1 coffee and water, same volume. Ideally, to keep the hydration going.
Some days nothing’s gonna help, and I have the RedBull on sinful standby. I raise the desk, move about to keep the blood flowing, and bop to the music in the hopes the blood flowing will bring me out of an all-day stupor.
- Catsrules ( @Catsrules@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 day ago
Maybe you should do a sleep study.
- h54 ( @h54@programming.dev ) 2•1 day ago
A good diet and making time for exercise are huge.
DRUGS!
I mean Caffine lol
Caffine is soooo good
- Aksamit ( @Aksamit@slrpnk.net ) 1•1 day ago
Green tea is good for the caffeine boost without the jitters you get with coffee. Less acidic too, so it’s easier to drink loads of it.
- Montagge ( @Montagge@lemmy.zip ) 1•1 day ago
I use a CPAP every night. One of the best things I’ve ever done for myself!
- SkaveRat ( @SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ) 1•1 day ago
similarly: I bought anti-snore bite guard to help with sleep apnea.
Feeling actually refreshed after waking up feels unreal
- folkrav ( @folkrav@lemmy.ca ) 0•1 day ago
Same, it quite literally changed my life. I went from sleeping 12h in a row, still waking up groggy and generally being a walking zombie, to being functional after 7h of sleep. Young children still make it hard to get those 7h of consecutive sleep, but this gets better with time.
- CodingCarpenter ( @CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee ) 0•1 day ago
Hell yeah I had a really poor memory and was always exhausted. I had to nap every day. Now with the CPAP I get 8 hours of sleep and I can remember things that happened weeks ago
- folkrav ( @folkrav@lemmy.ca ) 0•1 day ago
Do you remember what your AHI (Apnea-Hypopnea Index, number of “events” oper hour) was? Normal is 5 or less, severe sleep apnea is 30 or more - I was at 69 events an hour. Considering an event is either 10 seconds or more without breathing (or a more or less equivalent drop in blood oxygenation due to partial respiratory tract blockage), it means I wasn’t breathing for at least an hour and half every night 😂
- CodingCarpenter ( @CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee ) 0•1 day ago
I was 27. With the CPAP I’m down to less than one. It’s amazing
- Melatonin ( @Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 0•1 day ago
What I used to do was be younger. Worked really well for a long time.
Nana nap. Every afternoon if I can. Just a half hour power nap, and the difference it makes is phenomenal.
I can stay sharp all afternoon, and right up to bed time, with just a very fast nap in the afternoon. I’m all for it.
- corsicanguppy ( @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) English1•24 hours ago
In 2k1 my company moved a telecommuter back inside; some management dork demanded it. He said “yeah, but I take a nap after lunch, and I’m gonna take a nap after lunch.” And he did. And we all heard and envied his ability to do so.
- aeno ( @aeno@discuss.tchncs.de ) 0•1 day ago
Every time I’ve tried 15-30 minute naps I was completely wasted afterwards. Powernapping isn’t for everyone I guess.
- Dave. ( @dgriffith@aussie.zone ) 1•1 day ago
There are phases of sleep that you pass through. Seems like you pass through the lighter ones relatively quickly and you’re getting dragged awake out of a deep sleep phase.
Either give it a little bit longer (like 35-45 minutes) or try 10 minute catnaps.
- BCsven ( @BCsven@lemmy.ca ) 1•1 day ago
There was an android app that monitored your breathing and motion when the phone is placed next to you on the bed. It claimed to wake you when you were in the right sleep cycle to wake up clear. I tried it as an alarm clock replacement and it seemed to work…but it was years ago and I forget the app name
- Call me Lenny/Leni ( @shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee ) English0•1 day ago
I get adequate sleep. A society that doesn’t let you is a society that is trying too hard.
- corsicanguppy ( @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ) English1•24 hours ago
I wish! But how can you sleep when there’s so much you can do!
- algernon ( @algernon@lemmy.ml ) 0•1 day ago
Lie to myself, and chug another cup of coffee.