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I guess im on the night shift now...

I only ever feel awake between 11pm and 3am. Ive discovered that i can actually get an insane amount of work done in this time instead of laying awake wishing myself to sleep.

But im just so tired.:(

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That’s pretty common, actually. The reason you get more productive is because your brain is tired, which makes it harder for you to think about other things, which makes it easier to focus on one thing, which, in turn, makes you more productive.

I used to have the same issue (I’m ADHD), although it’s tamed down now. I never tried these personally- but you could try some of the Adderall type meds to help focus during the day?

At night, you need to pull yourself away from bright screens, small text, and lights in general for at least 30 minutes before going to bed. In those 30 minutes, make some tea, or warm milk and honey, or anything else that is relaxing but does not require your brain to be focusing on something.

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Be aware--in experiments with rats, those that were put on the "night shift" began losing brain neurons.

Nature did not intend for us to work through the night!

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My mind went straight to....

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One thing I can tell you is that if you drink any caffeine, it's not helping you.

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Yeah I have trouble sleeping lately too. I think it's old age, but I'm not really tired in the morning. I just don't like to sleep... probably because of the short days and not working as much because of the weather.

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Doing nights has been proven to be bad for you.
It's even worse for shift workers that flit between days and nights.

I can't sleep for ****shit lately.
When I'm managing to fall asleep I can't stay asleep.
This really sucks as I only have a limited amount of time I can spend on.sleep.

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I drink insane amounts of caffeine everyday for years and its never affected my sleep. But lately I just seem to be able to sleep better during the day, and sometimes on the sofa. I considered sleeping on the sofa last night but didn't want to go down and disturb my dogs sleeping pattern too.

I just feel like I have too mush to do and I dont want to sleep. I used to do night shifts several years ago, it sucked and I never want to do shifts again, but lately I'm just working every hour of the day that i can.

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i am very much a night owl but the real world doesnt work at those hours which frustrating. i currently sway somewhere in the middle as a student. But i do find if i need to knock my sleeping pattern either way, whether for work or say travelling and dealing with jet lag, that forcing myself to stay awake til the following evening.
For example when i go to singapore i will be awake all day, get the 10pm flight from the uk, stay up for the 13hour flight and get there about 4pm, and stay up til about 8/9oclock. by then my bodys so tired it just resets and it makes it much easier to deal with the jet lag. Its a looooong day though...

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