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I’m sick of having those bouts of “sit in some random spot of the house and stare blankly at nothing because you don’t have the energy to do anything” constantly.
Why can I get a power bank for my phone, but not for myself?
I’m sick of having those bouts of “sit in some random spot of the house and stare blankly at nothing because you don’t have the energy to do anything” constantly.
Why can I get a power bank for my phone, but not for myself?
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Same goes for energy drinks and strong tea - anything with good amount of caffeine in it, really.
The general idea is that caffeine blocks receptors in the brain that tell you exactly how tired you are. It's the biological equivalent of turning off all alerts/monitoring for your server infrastructure (meh, who needs nagios), forgetting about rotating logs or anything, putting on headphones blasting ultra-happy music and hoping it'll all work much better now.
But the more interesting part is that apparently regular consumption of caffeine results in the brain actually making more of those receptors to compensate; then NOT taking caffeine unblocks all of them and makes you feel more tired than you actually are. This is the part that sucks.
I used to drink lots of coffee, and liked it a lot. About a year ago decided to drop it just to see how it goes. I do feel less tired nowadays, even though I sleep less, and work has become an absolute shitfest.
The other thing that might've helped me was getting into the habit of doing about 30min of exercise after work. Pushups, squats, stretches, that kind of thing; fuck gyms, there's no real need for them. Sounds like a waste of time when you're really tired, but it helps; even if a bit less time remains for doing things, it's better quality time. Physical exertion helps get the blood flowing after sitting all day in front of a screen, and it's enough time to calm the thoughts down after work, even think about stuff without distractions, helps separate the work life from home a bit. I think it works better for resting from mental fatigue than lying in bed, or watching youtube.
I realize just how cliche all of this sounds, but it's really these stupidly simple banal things that help wth energy issues: sleep enough, eat good food, don't neglect physical exercise.
The general idea is that caffeine blocks receptors in the brain that tell you exactly how tired you are. It's the biological equivalent of turning off all alerts/monitoring for your server infrastructure (meh, who needs nagios), forgetting about rotating logs or anything, putting on headphones blasting ultra-happy music and hoping it'll all work much better now.
But the more interesting part is that apparently regular consumption of caffeine results in the brain actually making more of those receptors to compensate; then NOT taking caffeine unblocks all of them and makes you feel more tired than you actually are. This is the part that sucks.
I used to drink lots of coffee, and liked it a lot. About a year ago decided to drop it just to see how it goes. I do feel less tired nowadays, even though I sleep less, and work has become an absolute shitfest.
The other thing that might've helped me was getting into the habit of doing about 30min of exercise after work. Pushups, squats, stretches, that kind of thing; fuck gyms, there's no real need for them. Sounds like a waste of time when you're really tired, but it helps; even if a bit less time remains for doing things, it's better quality time. Physical exertion helps get the blood flowing after sitting all day in front of a screen, and it's enough time to calm the thoughts down after work, even think about stuff without distractions, helps separate the work life from home a bit. I think it works better for resting from mental fatigue than lying in bed, or watching youtube.
I realize just how cliche all of this sounds, but it's really these stupidly simple banal things that help wth energy issues: sleep enough, eat good food, don't neglect physical exercise.
No coffee, no energy drinks, well I guess I could trim the tea consumption a wee bit.
Geez, that sounds like absolute madness. Madness with some method to it, but madness nonetheless. I mean. I guess it won't hurt to try.
...I am surprised, I did not know you were working in the IT field.
Geez, that sounds like absolute madness. Madness with some method to it, but madness nonetheless. I mean. I guess it won't hurt to try.
...I am surprised, I did not know you were working in the IT field.
It's only madness before it becomes a habit, afterwards it costs no willpower whatsoever! :)
The first two weeks without caffeine sucks, though.
(Technically I'm not in the IT field; I just happen to work in a small studio without a single in-house developer or any technical staff... with a shortage of people, everyone gets to wear a lot of different hats. That way an animator ends up with a side-job of writing tools and managing perforce, databases and backups, where the "server infrastructure" is actually a bunch of retired workstations. What could possibly go wrong?)
The first two weeks without caffeine sucks, though.
(Technically I'm not in the IT field; I just happen to work in a small studio without a single in-house developer or any technical staff... with a shortage of people, everyone gets to wear a lot of different hats. That way an animator ends up with a side-job of writing tools and managing perforce, databases and backups, where the "server infrastructure" is actually a bunch of retired workstations. What could possibly go wrong?)
Well I don't necessarily know the ins and outs of your life but I've been in those spots. A good portion might be psychological, stress sourced from workload and other responsibilities. I was in a bind a year back, I won't bother with the specifics but I was drinking coffee every day and night to keep up with my life's stressful pace, then I started getting frequent heart palpitations and I was getting worried for my health since my dad died of a heart attack before he was 60. I went to a doctor and they ran a few tests with those revealing I was perfectly fine. So after that I decided to slash my caffeine intake, adopt a reasonable sleep schedule and try to do something relaxing to ease off the stress, make some 'me' time. Since then I've been going on walks in various nature parks around town at least once a week and I've been all the better for it. It's amazing how energizing walking in a park can be for your spirit and it did wonders for my morale.
Best of luck.
Best of luck.
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