This is a great comment. I still reminisce about some rock solid TUI apps because they were extremely user friendly and productive.
The moment the GUI came along and the mouse became part of the picture, plus the focus on looking pretty, effective interactions went out the window.
I appreciate your comments.
I find it interesting though, that from that article that has one mention of relationships ("His belief in the importance of shared understanding is evident in his studies of friendship, where he described the harmony of goodwill and love between individuals."), amongst many others, this is what stuck with you ;)
I feel you.
In one of my jobs, despite the output being different, I eventually realised that management perceived the guys who bitch the most, as the most hard working. In reality, their bitching was a fascade to allow them slack. Quietly working through tough situations made it seem like all was well, even easy. The loud guys got all the attention, and praise; "wow, after all of that pain, you perservered, here is a nice bonus for you" :facepalm
Like most of you, I myself have been investigating how to sleep better for quite a number of years.
The problem with most of what I read here is that you're (which is what I did too) using anecdotal reports to experiment on yourself to come up with something that you feel works for you.
I eventually stumbled on a podcast by Andrew Huberman (Neuroscientist/ophthalmology at Stanford) where he shares details of their research.
Just a couple of items from my notes (and there are much more)
- The quality of light during sunrise, as perceived through your eyes, sets off a "count down timer" of sorts in your brain
- The quality of light during sunset, reduces the sensitivity to light you encounter after sunset
- Your eye's structure is such that light coming from above enters the eye different from light coming from below.
- - Which is why in the morning you want to go outside to allow the sun light from above to enter, and,
- - in the evening to switch off the ceiling lights and instead use lamps that are set low.
- The old story about "don't use screens and bright lights in the evening" is true to some extent, but there is more to this
- - Candle light ; I've decided to go to the extreme, and switch to candle light at 9pm, set at desk or floor height
- - - I use this time to perform activities that dont require a lot of light (tidying, dishes, clothes, etc)
- circadian rhythms are key
- - when you eat and exercise is a way to set your clock
...
It just goes on and on with details that I would've taken a lifetime to find.
I'd suggest you start at ep1 as it sets you up with some understanding of how your brain works,
ep2 & 3 is all about sleep
ep 4 - goes into finding your temp minimum, jetlag, sleeplessness
I'm sure beyond ep4 [4] the topic of sleep will come up again, as it is the #1 thing that determines the quality of everything else in your life.
