>>13648062I don't. Lack of sleep is enormously detrimental to mental health and performance. Barring smoking and lack of exercise it is perhaps the biggest contributor to poor health.
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Your body is the most hardass loan-shark there is. You can go without food, sleep, recuperation and in a state of stress for long periods. But your body WILL cash in that loan, with interests.
Im not saying stimulants are bad. I smoke, drink coffee and microdose Methylphenidate and LSD to improve my productivity. The difference between medicin and poison is dosage and timing. When i dose i do it with predetermined scheduling and at predefined doses, yes, even coffee. I have no illusions about the harmful effects, all medicine is a tradeoff between therapeutic effects and unwanted side effects. I adjust my schedule to fit in appropriate sleep and recuperation and time doses so they do not interfere with my sleep and appetite.
If you're tired you need to stop being a masochistic fag. Go sleep. No one thinks you're cool because you wear yourself out to 4 AM. Caffeine has a 5 hour half life, plan accordingly, avoid blue light 2 hours before sleep - install something like f-lux. Practice basic sleep hygiene.
"Put on your own mask before helping others" - thats what they say in airplanes. Cold hard logic. You cant help anyone if youre unconscious yourself. If you have the competencies to contribute to society you have a responsibility to care for yourself. Stop being a fag, get your life in control and tune your lifestyle to allow your mind and body to perform to its full potential.
Saying you should "Drink coffee to stay awake" is like saying to "Do some crack to make the coke hangover go away.
