On 9/5/07, Thomas Hruska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The "sure fire" way that usually works is to wait for my joints to warm
> up to roughly the same temperature as the rest of me and then completely
> blank my mind. There's a 5 minute window to fall asleep in before the
> temperature becomes too varied, but forcefully falling sleep at that
> point is actually doable.
Ah, neat... I will have to try that...
> I don't know why writing code before sleep causes insomnia, but one
> would think it wouldn't (i.e. it just seems like an incredibly boring
> activity). Actually, I don't think code is the cause so much as the
> problem-solving part of writing code is...it is almost like
> problem-solving emits adrenaline or something. I'm definitely more
> angsty when I'm thinking through a problem. Especially a problem that I
> think I should have finished solving two weeks ago.
Yep, I think it's more intense mental activity that keeps me awake...
it's especially bad if I am interrupted (usually by my wife) before I
get to a good stopping point, because my mind is still thinking on the
problem and I can't do a clean shutdown. Reading scientific books has
the same effect, as dull as many think they might be.
-- Brett
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