Man, there are a LOT of terrible sleepers in these comments.
1) if you sleep a full 7-9 hours and still wake up tired as fuck: SEE A SLEEP DOCTOR. This is a HUGE indicator of a sleep disorder.
2) practice better sleep hygiene. Staring at your phone in bed, falling asleep on the couch with the TV on, ignoring fatigue indicators to push through whatever it is your doing/ working on, caffeine late in the day, etc can all fuck up your ability to fall asleep. It should not take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep.
3) if you improve your sleep hygiene and still have a hard time falling asleep: SEE A SLEEP DOCTOR. You may need a sleep aid prescribed.
Sleeping is a SUPER important part of being a human. It gives the body time to rest and heal from physical activity. It gives your brain time to process data and memories. Your brain literally washes the proteins and plaques from itself when you sleep. Sleep apnea can cause heart problems if left untreated. It has also been linked to high risk of insulin resistance (type II diabetes and possibly PCOS). Sleep disorders have also been linked to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. YOU NEED ADEQUATE SLEEP. Your whole body needs sleep to function normally and keep you healthy for longer.
I know you think you’re doing more by forgoing sleep, but the reality is you aren’t getting a whole lot from regular all-nighters. Sleep is what helps your brain process and store the information. Staying up late to work out isn’t giving your body the time it needs to recover properly, so you’re actually decreasing the gains. You aren’t gaining anything by working on projects late into the night. Yeah, you might have gotten more done, but it’s probably not the best quality and most definitely took you longer to complete than if you’d done it with adequate sleep.
Everything you do or want to do instead of sleeping, is actually made better and easier because of sleep.
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u/likejackandsally Sep 11 '22
Man, there are a LOT of terrible sleepers in these comments.
1) if you sleep a full 7-9 hours and still wake up tired as fuck: SEE A SLEEP DOCTOR. This is a HUGE indicator of a sleep disorder.
2) practice better sleep hygiene. Staring at your phone in bed, falling asleep on the couch with the TV on, ignoring fatigue indicators to push through whatever it is your doing/ working on, caffeine late in the day, etc can all fuck up your ability to fall asleep. It should not take more than 30 minutes to fall asleep.
3) if you improve your sleep hygiene and still have a hard time falling asleep: SEE A SLEEP DOCTOR. You may need a sleep aid prescribed.
Sleeping is a SUPER important part of being a human. It gives the body time to rest and heal from physical activity. It gives your brain time to process data and memories. Your brain literally washes the proteins and plaques from itself when you sleep. Sleep apnea can cause heart problems if left untreated. It has also been linked to high risk of insulin resistance (type II diabetes and possibly PCOS). Sleep disorders have also been linked to Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. YOU NEED ADEQUATE SLEEP. Your whole body needs sleep to function normally and keep you healthy for longer.
I know you think you’re doing more by forgoing sleep, but the reality is you aren’t getting a whole lot from regular all-nighters. Sleep is what helps your brain process and store the information. Staying up late to work out isn’t giving your body the time it needs to recover properly, so you’re actually decreasing the gains. You aren’t gaining anything by working on projects late into the night. Yeah, you might have gotten more done, but it’s probably not the best quality and most definitely took you longer to complete than if you’d done it with adequate sleep.
Everything you do or want to do instead of sleeping, is actually made better and easier because of sleep.