Swimmer963 comments on How I Lost 100 Pounds Using TDT - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Swimmer963 15 March 2011 03:27:05PM 1 point [-]

If only it were a matter of forcing myself...then I could decide not to, and get sleep! Usually if I stay up all night, it's because I've been itching to work on a particular story all week and haven't had time and am going insane from pent-up ideas.

Comment author: DSimon 15 March 2011 03:29:12PM 1 point [-]

Maybe if you just noted down the ideas so you could go back to them later?

Comment author: Swimmer963 15 March 2011 03:41:06PM 1 point [-]

I do sometimes. But when my brain looks at the week ahead and sees a solidly filled schedule, it oftens decides "screw it, if I don't do this now I'll never have the opportunity." Also, I have creative and non-creative moods, and if I don't write while in a creative mood, I often lose out on the chance.

Comment author: rabidchicken 15 March 2011 08:37:20PM 0 points [-]

I tried to do way to much throughout high school; studying cello, working with my dad and at a part time job, and then spending most of the night programming, and once I graduated and finished the projects I was working on I lost the enthusiasm to start anything else for almost a year.

Sometimes forcing yourself to just do less things and get at least eight hours a day of sleep is the best decision, even if you hate it and lie awake thinking of everything else you could be doing for the entire time. Its better than turning into a world weary introverted otaku. :p