When I was an undergrad, I had a hyperthyroid condition that gave me a resting heart rate of 140 bpm. I could rarely sleep.
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As a result, I took a ton of classes. I'm technically 3 or 4 classes from having a full dual degree in Aeronautical & Mechanical engineering
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And I also nearly died. Thyroid storm is no joke. I remember the first one I had. My bp was so high I couldn't form sentences.
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I took a half bottle of atenolol and lied down and figured I'd never wake up. STEM glorifies unhealthy behavior. This is wrong.
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The world is full of broken software and we propagate martyr syndrome and glorify people who power through fatigue to ship.
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Every so often this is ok. But it's not a rarity in tech and for some reason we refuse to acknowledge it as failure of planning.
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It also means the people who can't or won't do this--often women, parents, older workers, disabled folks--never get the recognition.
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I've ways found my subconscious to be the best debugger.
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I've never been good at napping. I always wake up feeling worse than when I started.
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There's an app called sleep calculator that helps you understand how long to nap or sleep so you're not waking up mid-sleep-cycle
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I've also been using headspace app to give me something to listen to/focus on in order to be able to drift off.
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I tend to keep thinking and stay awake and ruin a nap, but once I'm asleep I'll stay asleep. Headspace not all designed for sleep
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(Some sessions are) but it helps calm my busy brain so I can drift off.
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I do like Headspace. It would probably help with napping
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i dunno tho. I sleep better after I fix corner cases.
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