For me it all depends on productivity. I schedule my days accordingly thanks to flexible work I do as DevOps Engineer.
I pull shifts from 8/9am to 5pm, no coding till kids don't fall a sleep 8:30-9pm.
Then if I feel like I need to learn, code or research something I stretch out my day to around midnight as my wake up time is at 6:30am regardless.
On some other days, I would switch. Get kids to school, pick them up from school 4:30ish , bring them to Karate, do playtime-dinner etc... and once they are in bed 8/8:30 I go to bed at 9-10pm but I wake up around 5/5:30 do some coding and start with the new day.
It really depends on many factors throughout the day. The main thing for me is that I get 2 days a week 7-8hrs of sleep and other days I sleep 5-6hrs. For some people (mostly born in 90s/2000) that seems to be wayyy too low, but to be honest I hate sleeping more than 7hrs, as I feel more tired and low on energy. Been sleeping 5-7hrs for past 2 decades.
To sum this whole thing up back to that word 'productivity'.
If I feel like i'll be productive for that 2-3hr period of time I have, i'll do it. If I don't feel like doing any coding, i'll watch a movie or read a book to relax a bit and get my mind off ${environments}
That is great that you have the flexibility to move your schedule as needed. I am fortunate in that as well!
I really love that you have put time and thought into your sleep schedule. This is something that I need to incorporate into my life. I am similar in the fact that I hate sleeping, and I function very well off of little sleep. However, the benefits of planning your sleep could be so beneficial.
I am a bit of a productivity nerd at heart. So I am compelled to agree with you in everything you say here. I just need to take my productivity outside of just coding and learn to apply that elsewhere. Thank you for time in responding to this.
Quick question for you. Do you actively plan your day to day, as in a schedule? I don't necessarily mean your work time either. For me that is pretty planned out, but when it comes to free time, I feel completely disorganized.
For me it all depends on productivity. I schedule my days accordingly thanks to flexible work I do as DevOps Engineer.
I pull shifts from 8/9am to 5pm, no coding till kids don't fall a sleep 8:30-9pm.
Then if I feel like I need to learn, code or research something I stretch out my day to around midnight as my wake up time is at 6:30am regardless.
On some other days, I would switch. Get kids to school, pick them up from school 4:30ish , bring them to Karate, do playtime-dinner etc... and once they are in bed 8/8:30 I go to bed at 9-10pm but I wake up around 5/5:30 do some coding and start with the new day.
It really depends on many factors throughout the day. The main thing for me is that I get 2 days a week 7-8hrs of sleep and other days I sleep 5-6hrs. For some people (mostly born in 90s/2000) that seems to be wayyy too low, but to be honest I hate sleeping more than 7hrs, as I feel more tired and low on energy. Been sleeping 5-7hrs for past 2 decades.
To sum this whole thing up back to that word 'productivity'.
If I feel like i'll be productive for that 2-3hr period of time I have, i'll do it. If I don't feel like doing any coding, i'll watch a movie or read a book to relax a bit and get my mind off ${environments}
That is great that you have the flexibility to move your schedule as needed. I am fortunate in that as well!
I really love that you have put time and thought into your sleep schedule. This is something that I need to incorporate into my life. I am similar in the fact that I hate sleeping, and I function very well off of little sleep. However, the benefits of planning your sleep could be so beneficial.
I am a bit of a productivity nerd at heart. So I am compelled to agree with you in everything you say here. I just need to take my productivity outside of just coding and learn to apply that elsewhere. Thank you for time in responding to this.
Quick question for you. Do you actively plan your day to day, as in a schedule? I don't necessarily mean your work time either. For me that is pretty planned out, but when it comes to free time, I feel completely disorganized.
What I can plan I will, but as you know things change rapidly. I do try to stay committed to something I chose to do , like right now dancing and gym.
Makes perfect sense. I am just trying to get a grasp on what works for others. My hope is to perfect my usage of time. Thanks again for the ideas!