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I need to get more sleep at night.
I am not very tired right now. I got about 5 hours last night. I have worked on 30 minutes of sleep before. It is not fun. In fact, it pretty much sucks.
I am the type of person that likes to be up at night. Some people refer to me as a night owl. It drives me wife nuts. It drove my mother nuts when I lived at home.
I find that when I get about 7 hours of sleep, I have a better day at work. I am not as stressed(a big problem for me), I am friendlier to the clients on the phone, I am more productive, have more energy, etc. When I get home, I can do more, since I am not a tired, lethargic slug.
When I get about 3 hours of sleep, I am extremely moody, I am an ass on the phone, I battle sleep while working, and spend longer periods of time doing nothing at all. I move slowly, my eyes are red, and I have to stretch every 2 minutes just to keep my head from hitting the keyboard.
Now, it should be easy to get more sleep at night. Right now, my body is telling me at around 1am that it is time for bed. So, last night, why didn't I listen to it and go to bed?
Pikmin.
I was playing Pikmin on my Nintendo Gamecube and did not want to stop.
That game was pure crack. Right now, I want to go home and play it some more. It is a rental, so it's not like I have a lot of time to play it.
This underscores my main problem. I am a game player, and I tend to play games instead of going to bed like I should. This has caused problems with my relationship before. I used to be addicted to the game Everquest. I would commonly come to bed at 6am because I was too busy trying to get to the next level. A few weeks ago, she got up at 5:30am and I was up playing Metroid Prime. I don't do that as often as I used to, but I shouldn't be doing it at all. I did go to bed when she came to get me.
So, maybe I need to rethink my new years resolutions that I have so far been ignoring.
Here is what I think I should do before the year is up:
1. Lose weight and get in shape
2. Sleep more
3. Do better at work
I know I can do all three. I need motivation. I need a swift kick in the ass.
I am not very tired right now. I got about 5 hours last night. I have worked on 30 minutes of sleep before. It is not fun. In fact, it pretty much sucks.
I am the type of person that likes to be up at night. Some people refer to me as a night owl. It drives me wife nuts. It drove my mother nuts when I lived at home.
I find that when I get about 7 hours of sleep, I have a better day at work. I am not as stressed(a big problem for me), I am friendlier to the clients on the phone, I am more productive, have more energy, etc. When I get home, I can do more, since I am not a tired, lethargic slug.
When I get about 3 hours of sleep, I am extremely moody, I am an ass on the phone, I battle sleep while working, and spend longer periods of time doing nothing at all. I move slowly, my eyes are red, and I have to stretch every 2 minutes just to keep my head from hitting the keyboard.
Now, it should be easy to get more sleep at night. Right now, my body is telling me at around 1am that it is time for bed. So, last night, why didn't I listen to it and go to bed?
Pikmin.
I was playing Pikmin on my Nintendo Gamecube and did not want to stop.
That game was pure crack. Right now, I want to go home and play it some more. It is a rental, so it's not like I have a lot of time to play it.
This underscores my main problem. I am a game player, and I tend to play games instead of going to bed like I should. This has caused problems with my relationship before. I used to be addicted to the game Everquest. I would commonly come to bed at 6am because I was too busy trying to get to the next level. A few weeks ago, she got up at 5:30am and I was up playing Metroid Prime. I don't do that as often as I used to, but I shouldn't be doing it at all. I did go to bed when she came to get me.
So, maybe I need to rethink my new years resolutions that I have so far been ignoring.
Here is what I think I should do before the year is up:
1. Lose weight and get in shape
2. Sleep more
3. Do better at work
I know I can do all three. I need motivation. I need a swift kick in the ass.