I donβt have kids but I do generally work all day.
- Avoid inflammatory foods
- Take creatine supplements (avoid if you have kidney problems)
- Stay well-hydrated
- Resolve moral conflicts
- Get enough sleep
- Exercise
- Eat healthy food
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I sleep 8 hours a night and wake up at the same time every day. I've found that as long as my sleep schedule is consistent and reliable, my energy levels are fine. It doesn't really matter how busy I am throughout the day.
Once the sleep schedule gets out of whack (I sleep in too much, or have to wake up at 3am for work trip) then it takes a good 5 days or so to go back to normal
Monitor caffeine and sleep amount. I've also heard good things from removing the number of decisions you take each day.
Sleep a lot and being indecisive. I can see that working for myself, thanks.
Not indecisive, being more decisive or develop weekly schedules. More like wake up, shower, brush teeth, feed kids the monday menu instead of deciding what they are going to eat then if you're going to finish food first or shower first.
That's just theory though, I personally work well with a bulk decide then bulk execute strategy. I also take always the top shirt on a stack and whatnot. I have the same at work where I outline what I'll do in which order and then I just do that.
Works for me, got the advice from elsewhere and have nothing else to support this claim.
I hear you, and yes I operate the same. But I feel what breaks peopleβs spirits is exactly that same routine, everyday, for the rest of our livesβ¦ any advice with that? π
That doesnβt break my spirit. I fucking hate novelty and am perfectly content β thrive even β on repetition.
I got a good one, pick up a random hobby for one day of the week and switch it up every now and then. Yoga, running and pottery are really fun. Any artsy thing is also fun when you leave the ego at the door.
Learning new stuff and meeting new people that share similar interests is a great way to break out of the routine and gets some nice skill progression at the same time.
If you want a quick fix then go find the nearest place where you can walk in nature without hearing cars, bring one person and walk for an hour. :)
Also decisions that are avoided are basically the same as an endless stream of decisions in terms of fatigue.
edit: avoided as in delayed. Avoiding them by eliminating them is fine
Excersice. I know, it sounds trite. But working out has helped me sleep more soundly despite getting less sleep. I have a few weights in my basement and when my kid is sleeping, I go downstairs and lift heavily. Especially leg workouts, your legs are a huge portion of your body and getting those muscles working is great. It usually takes me ~20 minutes to workup a sweat. Before I had a child I used to try cardio for longer periods of time. But I am more satisfied with short, difficult strength workouts.
That's the funny thing, you don't
cocaine
Do cocain about it.
Cut down the weed
I wish I could be someone who smokes occasionally. Iβm either totally zero, or all day every day.
Sleep enough. Check for any deficiencies, especially Vitamin D when you live somewhere in the northern hemisphere
Sleep
Ha ha ha ha. Ha. There's no 'not feel tired' when you have kids.
Take a cold shower
I exercise when tired. Yogasan specifically. It stretches your muscle groups symmetrically, and makes your breathing synchronous with body (and many more). Find immediate benefit.
Monitor your blood sugar
Getting enough sleep and making sure I do at least some activities I enjoy.
A good diet and making time for exercise are huge.
The worst part is how starting these things makes everything worse for 2-4 weeks until you get used to it and then doesnβt really bring noticeable returns for another 2-4 weeks.
And the older you are before you start the longer it takes and harder it is to get going
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What I used to do was be younger. Worked really well for a long time.
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No kids
I use a CPAP every night. One of the best things I've ever done for myself!
Same, it quite literally changed my life. I went from sleeping 12h in a row, still waking up groggy and generally being a walking zombie, to being functional after 7h of sleep. Young children still make it hard to get those 7h of consecutive sleep, but this gets better with time.
Hell yeah I had a really poor memory and was always exhausted. I had to nap every day. Now with the CPAP I get 8 hours of sleep and I can remember things that happened weeks ago
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I get adequate sleep. A society that doesn't let you is a society that is trying too hard.
I've always had insomnia but the child in my life really screws up my ability to get sleep
Oops thought you were referring to your inner child who didn't want to get to sleep.
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Nana nap. Every afternoon if I can. Just a half hour power nap, and the difference it makes is phenomenal.
I can stay sharp all afternoon, and right up to bed time, with just a very fast nap in the afternoon. I'm all for it.
Every time I've tried 15-30 minute naps I was completely wasted afterwards. Powernapping isn't for everyone I guess.
There are phases of sleep that you pass through. Seems like you pass through the lighter ones relatively quickly and you're getting dragged awake out of a deep sleep phase.
Either give it a little bit longer (like 35-45 minutes) or try 10 minute catnaps.
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Exercise really helped against feeling tired for me. I also sleep much better since I started going for runs around 3 times a week. It does eat up a lot of my time though.
Lie to myself, and chug another cup of coffee.
Sounds like pure cope, but it really helps. I wait to drink any caffeine until 90 minutes after I've gotten out of bed. The brain can utilize the caffeine better that way and really gets me going.
A friend in college swore that the most effective way to use adderall was to start work and then once he got into a groove, take it.
Basically to avoid using it as a impetus to get started.
This is actually an awesome tip! As I've gotten older I've been able to feel this more and more. Sometimes I get up and can tell coffee will only hurt.
First thing out of bed, hydrate. Then I'm eating, then I'm showering, etc, but for me on 600ml water.
a short while later, I'm starting the caffeine cycle, but I try to do 1:1 coffee and water, same volume. Ideally, to keep the hydration going.
Some days nothing's gonna help, and I have the RedBull on sinful standby. I raise the desk, move about to keep the blood flowing, and bop to the music in the hopes the blood flowing will bring me out of an all-day stupor.
to the people reading: for most people unless your sense of hydration is deficient, often due to age, just drink when you're thirsty. fixing chronic fatigue has no one simple answer, it's a symptom with lots of possible causes.
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