What I used to do was be younger. Worked really well for a long time.
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haha than I'm screwing something else up
No kids
I get adequate sleep. A society that doesn't let you is a society that is trying too hard.
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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.
Every time I've tried 15-30 minute naps I was completely wasted afterwards. Powernapping isn't for everyone I guess.
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.
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
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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.
Took one after your comment for 1.4 hours. It was nice!
During a summer intensive I studied all morning then napped all afternoon then worked out. That was the life.
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Sounds like pure cope, but it really helps. I wait to drink any caffeine until 90 minutes after I've gotten out of bed. The brain can utilize the caffeine better that way and really gets me going.
This is actually an awesome tip! As I've gotten older I've been able to feel this more and more. Sometimes I get up and can tell coffee will only hurt.
A friend in college swore that the most effective way to use adderall was to start work and then once he got into a groove, take it.
Basically to avoid using it as a impetus to get started.
I donβt have kids but I do generally work all day.
- Avoid inflammatory foods
- Take creatine supplements (avoid if you have kidney problems)
- Stay well-hydrated
- Resolve moral conflicts
- Get enough sleep
- Exercise
- Eat healthy food
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.
to the people reading: for most people unless your sense of hydration is deficient, often due to age, just drink when you're thirsty. fixing chronic fatigue has no one simple answer, it's a symptom with lots of possible causes.
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DRUGS!
I mean Caffine lol
Caffine is soooo good
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.
Preworkout. 2 scoops and I am fucking unstoppable. Also insufferable, and slightly manic but shit gets done!
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Exercise really helped against feeling tired for me. I also sleep much better since I started going for runs around 3 times a week. It does eat up a lot of my time though.
I sleep 8 hours a night and wake up at the same time every day. I've found that as long as my sleep schedule is consistent and reliable, my energy levels are fine. It doesn't really matter how busy I am throughout the day.
Once the sleep schedule gets out of whack (I sleep in too much, or have to wake up at 3am for work trip) then it takes a good 5 days or so to go back to normal
Lie to myself, and chug another cup of coffee.
Monitor caffeine and sleep amount. I've also heard good things from removing the number of decisions you take each day.
Sleep a lot and being indecisive. I can see that working for myself, thanks.
Not indecisive, being more decisive or develop weekly schedules. More like wake up, shower, brush teeth, feed kids the monday menu instead of deciding what they are going to eat then if you're going to finish food first or shower first.
That's just theory though, I personally work well with a bulk decide then bulk execute strategy. I also take always the top shirt on a stack and whatnot. I have the same at work where I outline what I'll do in which order and then I just do that.
Works for me, got the advice from elsewhere and have nothing else to support this claim.
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Also decisions that are avoided are basically the same as an endless stream of decisions in terms of fatigue.
edit: avoided as in delayed. Avoiding them by eliminating them is fine
Excersice. I know, it sounds trite. But working out has helped me sleep more soundly despite getting less sleep. I have a few weights in my basement and when my kid is sleeping, I go downstairs and lift heavily. Especially leg workouts, your legs are a huge portion of your body and getting those muscles working is great. It usually takes me ~20 minutes to workup a sweat. Before I had a child I used to try cardio for longer periods of time. But I am more satisfied with short, difficult strength workouts.
That's the funny thing, you don't
cocaine
There was an option to not feel tired everyday???
Do cocain about it.
Blood test of everything that affects it, and then correcting my daily nutrients accordingly.
Cut down the weed
I wish I could be someone who smokes occasionally. Iβm either totally zero, or all day every day.
Sleep enough. Check for any deficiencies, especially Vitamin D when you live somewhere in the northern hemisphere
Sleep
Ha ha ha ha. Ha. There's no 'not feel tired' when you have kids.
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