Comments on: A Good Night’s Rest http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/ Sharon Cichelli's blog about software, development, teams, and projects Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Noticing the Signs – Friendship Status | A Friend to Yourself http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-137 Noticing the Signs – Friendship Status | A Friend to Yourself Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:48:43 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-137 [...] A Good Night’s Rest (lostechies.com) Please Share this:More Posted in Lifestyle Change [...] [...] A Good Night’s Rest (lostechies.com) Please Share this:More Posted in Lifestyle Change [...]

]]> By: Josh Elster http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-132 Josh Elster Fri, 30 Nov 2012 01:23:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-132 Ha ha yeah when the transition happens it almost seems like there's something wrong with your eyes or the display! Ha ha yeah when the transition happens it almost seems like there’s something wrong with your eyes or the display!

]]> By: scichelli http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-131 scichelli Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:25:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-131 Woah... amber-y! This takes some getting used to. Woah… amber-y! This takes some getting used to.

]]> By: scichelli http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-130 scichelli Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:43:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-130 Alrighty, @twitter-227175547:disqus , I'm with ya. I just installed f.lux. I've been hearing about it for years; thanks for the nudge. :) Alrighty, @twitter-227175547:disqus , I’m with ya. I just installed f.lux. I’ve been hearing about it for years; thanks for the nudge. :)

]]> By: Josh Elster http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-129 Josh Elster Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:55:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-129 Another important utility that I think not just devs but anyone who faces a monitor for long periods of time should use: f.lux.  (http://stereopsis.com/flux/). As Sharon mentioned, light entering the eye participates in regulating a person's circadian rhythms - the physiological body clock. Cooler color temperatures (think blue-er) fool the body into releasing day-time neurochems, making it harder to get a good night's sleep. Simply modifying a display's color temperature from cool to warm (more orange-y) can mitigate that effect, which is exactly what f.lux does. It changes the color temperature of your screen based on the time of day. I've been using it for a few months now and I can say that it has helped, even if it is only to remind me that yes, it is getting late! Another important utility that I think not just devs but anyone who faces a monitor for long periods of time should use: f.lux.  (http://stereopsis.com/flux/). As Sharon mentioned, light entering the eye participates in regulating a person’s circadian rhythms – the physiological body clock. Cooler color temperatures (think blue-er) fool the body into releasing day-time neurochems, making it harder to get a good night’s sleep. Simply modifying a display’s color temperature from cool to warm (more orange-y) can mitigate that effect, which is exactly what f.lux does. It changes the color temperature of your screen based on the time of day. I’ve been using it for a few months now and I can say that it has helped, even if it is only to remind me that yes, it is getting late!

]]> By: scichelli http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-128 scichelli Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:13:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-128 Ha! Nerd metaphor, that's awesome! :D Ha! Nerd metaphor, that’s awesome! :D

]]> By: John Atten http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-127 John Atten Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:09:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-127 re: Learning continues during sleep - Yes, in fact I have heard the metaphor that dreaming is akin to a giant, non-indexed database forming reinforcing relations. Great post! re: Learning continues during sleep – Yes, in fact I have heard the metaphor that dreaming is akin to a giant, non-indexed database forming reinforcing relations. Great post!

]]> By: scichelli http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-126 scichelli Wed, 28 Nov 2012 14:04:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-126 @JohnAtten:disqus , oh, I hear ya. It's tempting to resent the fact that we need sleep, "all those wasted hours!" But console yourself, the time is not wasted, because sleep is when learning happens. I recall this awesome Radiolab episode on sleep (http://www.radiolab.org/2007/may/24/), and I think that's where I learned: Sleep kind of paints a patina over the things you did that day, muting everything a little bit. And the things you practice and repeat, they're taller and more emphasized, so they're still prominent after turning down the intensity. Meanwhile, the other clutter is muted and wiped away. Without sleep, you'd never sort any signal out of all the noise of the day. Speaking of learning programming, if you're in Austin, you're welcome to join our programming language study group, http://polyglotprogrammers.org/ I'm self-taught, and I never feel "caught up." Don't forget to take stock from time to time of what you _do_ know and how much you've already achieved. @JohnAtten:disqus , oh, I hear ya. It’s tempting to resent the fact that we need sleep, “all those wasted hours!” But console yourself, the time is not wasted, because sleep is when learning happens. I recall this awesome Radiolab episode on sleep (http://www.radiolab.org/2007/may/24/), and I think that’s where I learned: Sleep kind of paints a patina over the things you did that day, muting everything a little bit. And the things you practice and repeat, they’re taller and more emphasized, so they’re still prominent after turning down the intensity. Meanwhile, the other clutter is muted and wiped away. Without sleep, you’d never sort any signal out of all the noise of the day.
Speaking of learning programming, if you’re in Austin, you’re welcome to join our programming language study group, http://polyglotprogrammers.org/

I’m self-taught, and I never feel “caught up.” Don’t forget to take stock from time to time of what you _do_ know and how much you’ve already achieved.

]]> By: scichelli http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-125 scichelli Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:52:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-125 @Peter, right on. Report back, let us know if it's helping. I feel like we (the dev community) can help each other on this. Good luck! @Peter, right on. Report back, let us know if it’s helping. I feel like we (the dev community) can help each other on this. Good luck!

]]> By: John Atten http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/2012/11/27/a-good-nights-rest/#comment-124 John Atten Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:38:00 +0000 http://lostechies.com/sharoncichelli/?p=132#comment-124 Yup. You precisely describe the problem I have. I am learning development on my own, after work and on weekend. I constantly feel like I am "catching up" and trying to squeeze a few more minutes learning in. Therefore, I get to bed far too late, and whiloe I fall asleep right away, I sleep poorly through the night, and wake too early trying to squeeze in an extra hour or two of dev time before my workday begins.  Yup. You precisely describe the problem I have. I am learning development on my own, after work and on weekend. I constantly feel like I am “catching up” and trying to squeeze a few more minutes learning in. Therefore, I get to bed far too late, and whiloe I fall asleep right away, I sleep poorly through the night, and wake too early trying to squeeze in an extra hour or two of dev time before my workday begins. 

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