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by nathan_f77 2787 days ago
I think I will try doing this. It's a bit embarrassing to admit but I really struggle to go to bed at a regular hour. It's really bad when I'm "in the zone" and working hard on a project. I'm based overseas and all of my clients and customers are in the US, so I already stay up very late (usually at least 2am so that I have enough overlap with PST/EDT.) But then 2am turns into 3am, 4am, and eventually the sun comes up.

Maybe this will help. I think I'll schedule an event on my calendar to visit jobs-done.now.sh and go through the checklist. Then it would be good to relax for an hour or two and read/watch something before sleeping. The problem with my weird schedule is that I usually go to sleep immediately after finishing work, so I don't think that's very good.
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skidding 2787 days ago
No shame in admitting this. I still struggle with it. Computers are very effective at messing up our sleep function.

Happy to hear you're giving Jobs Done a try. Note that you can customize the steps, set phrase and suggested activities by cloning the repo, editing data.js, building and publishing the static build with a service like https://zeit.co/now or https://surge.sh (free).

Good luck!

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rmetzler 2786 days ago
It also helps to use a app like f.lux that dims the screen to emit less blue light. The blue light mess with the sleep cycle.
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segmondy 2787 days ago
Set a go to bed alarm. Most people have a wake up alarm. You can set an alarm on your phone for bed time. The same way you have a wake up ritual, you need to set a strong go to bed ritual.

Once alarm rings, shutdown TV or computer, take a shower, change into sleep wear.

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