The Most Stupid Question Ever...

I can relate 100% to the OP's question. I really struggle to "switch off" at night.
 
Gerhardva said:
I can relate 100% to the OP's question. I really struggle to "switch off" at night.
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To be honest. My kids are 7 and 3 respectively. So I have actually not had a normal night of uninterrupted sleep in about 7 years.
At least once a night - I get up, stumble through the house with a glass of water, a teddy-bear, or a sleeping kid who snuck into bed with us or wants to go to the toilet. You know you are a parent when you wake up halfway through making a bottle of baby formula and don't even remember getting up. Trust me - work is the one thing you do not think about at 2 am.
 
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Atleast it seems im not the only one. So maybe I can "sleep a bit better" now (pardon the pun)
 
Compton_effect said:
To be honest. My kids are 7 and 3 respectively. So I have actually not had a normal night of uninterrupted sleep in about 7 years.
At least once a night - I get up, stumble through the house with a glass of water, a teddy-bear, or a sleeping kid who snuck into bed with us or wants to go to the toilet. You know you are a parent when you wake up halfway through making a bottle of baby formula and don't even remember getting up. Trust me - work is the one thing you do not think about at 2 am.
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This ^^

While I love my kids (16 months and 3 months respectively) I do miss the days where I could work endlessly throughout the day/night on whatever I wish.

These days I am too tired to sit in front of my PC after midnight and catch myself falling asleep when coding. Tiredness comes from getting up at night, trying to get the older one settled in the morning while mom looks after the other one, then rushing to work, working, rushing home and feeding/bathing/putting to bed the older one, then tidying the house followed by fixing dinner and possibly making some food for tomorrow.

Loop until kids.age > x;

Would love to know what X is (ie when does my life return to normal again? ;))
 
P00HB33R said:
So I know you guys are going to think me a total dumb-ass but...

Is it possible that extensive hours of programming over a week or 3 can be detrimental to ones mental or physical health?

(I work out 2 x a week, and work my regular job during the week days) But weekends and almost every other spare minute I have, I am programming, trying to finish a project for a client. I have no deadline but I am trying to finish it as quickly as possible.

The reason I am asking is, I have noticed lately that when I have programmed for a few hours, when I do go to bed eventually, my mind keeps racing through the code I have written and things to write the next day. This makes falling asleep very hard, and I feel "strange" in the morning. Don't ask me to clarify "strange", I can't. :sick:

Suppose its just mental fatigue, but just wanted to hear your guys opinion on this.
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It might not be, however, if the client sees you completed the project within record time, they (your employer and the client) will be expecting you to finish that quick every time, and THAT is what will eventually cause you to burn out and your health will take a tumble.

Stop doing that. Work a set amount of hours. 8-5. After which you don't touch your PC other than if you want to play a game. You can work like that 7 days a week if you'd like. And then by the time you go to bed, you can actually rest.

/edit It never switches off though, I have a notepad I jot down ideas with that I will revise and work on during the next "work slot" I have. sometimes I just do it for fun though, but when it comes to work, you need to be strict.
 
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envo said:
Why? Does he have weed?
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You seem to be retarded because everybody knows weed will make things worse.

Crystal Meth is better since it will keep you awake instead of making you sleepy.
 
P00HB33R said:
So I know you guys are going to think me a total dumb-ass but...

Is it possible that extensive hours of programming over a week or 3 can be detrimental to ones mental or physical health?

(I work out 2 x a week, and work my regular job during the week days) But weekends and almost every other spare minute I have, I am programming, trying to finish a project for a client. I have no deadline but I am trying to finish it as quickly as possible.

The reason I am asking is, I have noticed lately that when I have programmed for a few hours, when I do go to bed eventually, my mind keeps racing through the code I have written and things to write the next day. This makes falling asleep very hard, and I feel "strange" in the morning. Don't ask me to clarify "strange", I can't. :sick:

Suppose its just mental fatigue, but just wanted to hear your guys opinion on this.
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So what is your problem then? I suffer from this daily, its a programmers plague.
 
Batista said:
So what is your problem then? I suffer from this daily, its a programmers plague.
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Since posting, I started a new routine. I only program till 6pm, thereafter some tv, chow and relaxing. Sleeping like a baby now. I only go to bed at around 10pm so I think my brain has enough time to switch off.

Thanks everyone for the input.
 
Anyone doing using their pc at night for non color-sensitive work should have f.lux installed...if you don't, you're doing it wrong. I know the orange takes a few seconds to get used to, but what's even worse is when you disable f.lux at 3am and get that radioactive-blue blast blinding you.

It's free too: http://justgetflux.com/
 
saor said:
Anyone doing using their pc at night for non color-sensitive work should have f.lux installed...if you don't, you're doing it wrong. I know the orange takes a few seconds to get used to, but what's even worse is when you disable f.lux at 3am and get that radioactive-blue blast blinding you.

It's free too: http://justgetflux.com/
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+A gazillion
 
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