Sleep may be the enemy ?
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Has the Online community spawned a race of insomniac's . Any thoughts ??
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Has the Online community spawned a race of insomniac's . Any thoughts ??
:zzz: ..huh? oh, what was the question? :zzz: BW "Gandalf. Yes. That is what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. *I* am Gandalf the White." - Gandalf the White
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Has the Online community spawned a race of insomniac's . Any thoughts ??
Got new PC = Less Sleep for me:-D:zzz: Later, JoeSox www.joeswammi.com "Stand back! I know what I'm doing."
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Has the Online community spawned a race of insomniac's . Any thoughts ??
I think that online technology in general is changing the timeline on which we live. We are no longer forced to shop, be entertained, or do much of anything on a daytime/nighttime schedule any longer. Many of us are able to later working hours in the same fashion as well. I see it as a good thing really. It is about time that the world start to recognize (and give opportunities to) people that are more productive at different times. I for one am more productive between the hours of 6pm and 8am regardless of how much sleep I get.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall."
George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."
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I think that online technology in general is changing the timeline on which we live. We are no longer forced to shop, be entertained, or do much of anything on a daytime/nighttime schedule any longer. Many of us are able to later working hours in the same fashion as well. I see it as a good thing really. It is about time that the world start to recognize (and give opportunities to) people that are more productive at different times. I for one am more productive between the hours of 6pm and 8am regardless of how much sleep I get.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall."
George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."
Ray Cassick wrote: I for one am more productive between the hours of 6pm and 8am regardless of how much sleep I get. Me too, though I have tried to enforce a limit of no later than 4 am recently so I get *some* propper sleep. Before that I was having to take a day off each week just to sleep and control of my brain back again, which must have been doing all sorts of hellish things to the poor little thing. I think it must be because there are no distractions at that time of day/night - no people to deal with and no television and what not. during daylight hours I seem to be getting up from my keyboard every fifteen minutes or so to perform some task or another so I only get a fraction of the same amount of work done. Maybe people know this and that is why you get paid more to work unsociable hours?
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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Ray Cassick wrote: I for one am more productive between the hours of 6pm and 8am regardless of how much sleep I get. Me too, though I have tried to enforce a limit of no later than 4 am recently so I get *some* propper sleep. Before that I was having to take a day off each week just to sleep and control of my brain back again, which must have been doing all sorts of hellish things to the poor little thing. I think it must be because there are no distractions at that time of day/night - no people to deal with and no television and what not. during daylight hours I seem to be getting up from my keyboard every fifteen minutes or so to perform some task or another so I only get a fraction of the same amount of work done. Maybe people know this and that is why you get paid more to work unsociable hours?
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Skippy, the rain won't come! [+]
David Wulff wrote: I have tried to enforce a limit of no later than 4 am recently so I get *some* propper sleep. Me too. I can find myself getting 'punchy' during the day if I don't get enough sleep. I can start laughing at anything if I am tired enough. people in meetings hate that :) David Wulff wrote: I think it must be because there are no distractions at that time of day/night - no people to deal with and no television and what not. I get bugged more by telephone calls and personal distractions. Thanks to the new Radeon card I have watching TV while working is a breeze. Set the TV window to 'always on top' and then fade it to 50% so I can work under it when I need to and I am all set.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall."
George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."
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David Wulff wrote: I have tried to enforce a limit of no later than 4 am recently so I get *some* propper sleep. Me too. I can find myself getting 'punchy' during the day if I don't get enough sleep. I can start laughing at anything if I am tired enough. people in meetings hate that :) David Wulff wrote: I think it must be because there are no distractions at that time of day/night - no people to deal with and no television and what not. I get bugged more by telephone calls and personal distractions. Thanks to the new Radeon card I have watching TV while working is a breeze. Set the TV window to 'always on top' and then fade it to 50% so I can work under it when I need to and I am all set.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall."
George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."
Ray Cassick wrote: I can start laughing at anything if I am tired enough. people in meetings hate that Why are people so touchy about that anyway? I had a boss once who got really upset when he announced his new idea and called it PEMIS which just gave me the giggles for some reason (I mean, seriously, did he not think about this?) Now honestly, if people were less touchy, we could have all laughed out loud for a few seconds and it would have been done with. You just try to stop giggling when you have to. Just catch one persons eye and you're both gone. Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
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Ray Cassick wrote: I can start laughing at anything if I am tired enough. people in meetings hate that Why are people so touchy about that anyway? I had a boss once who got really upset when he announced his new idea and called it PEMIS which just gave me the giggles for some reason (I mean, seriously, did he not think about this?) Now honestly, if people were less touchy, we could have all laughed out loud for a few seconds and it would have been done with. You just try to stop giggling when you have to. Just catch one persons eye and you're both gone. Paul Pleasently caving in, I come undone - Queens of the Stone Age, No One Knows
Paul Riley wrote: ...announced his new idea and called it PEMIS... heheheheheeh Reminds me of Goldmember... The latest scheme to destroy the world called 'Preperation H'.
Paul Watson wrote: "At the end of the day it is what you produce that counts, not how many doctorates you have on the wall."
George Carlin wrote: "Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things."