Especially if you have kids and work all day

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    5 days ago

    I don’t 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
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    6 days ago

    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

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    6 days ago

    I exercise when tired. Yogasan specifically. It stretches your muscle groups symmetrically, and makes your breathing synchronous with body (and many more). Find immediate benefit.

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    6 days ago

    Sleep enough. Check for any deficiencies, especially Vitamin D when you live somewhere in the northern hemisphere

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    6 days ago

    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.

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    6 days ago

    Monitor caffeine and sleep amount. I’ve also heard good things from removing the number of decisions you take each day.

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      5 days ago

      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

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        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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          6 days ago

          I hear you, and yes I operate the same. But I feel what breaks people’s spirits is exactly that same routine, everyday, for the rest of our lives… any advice with that? 😅

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    7 days 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.