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You know, like "always split on 18," or "having kids is the most rewarding thing you can do in life."

What's that one bit of advice you got from a trusted friend that you know deep, deep down would just ruin your thing?

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[–] [email protected] 64 points 8 months ago (19 children)

If you don't succeed, try and try again.

It leaves out the steps where you figure out why you think you failed the first time so trying again with a different approach has a chance of success instead of just failing over and over again.

[–] jeffw 17 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

There’s also a good quote about repeating the same thing over and over again being the definition of insanity. Some platitudes are useful

Edit: repeating the same thing and expecting a different outcome. Attributed to Einstein, but who knows

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (8 children)

I wake up to my alarm every morning, guess I must be insane.

Edit: wake up every morning hoping to be rested. When I worked evenings and woke up midmorning I did feel rested, but the decent paying jobs around here are 8-5. People.keep telling me I will get used to it, but it has been a couple decades without success.

[–] bia 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

You expect a different outcome every morning?

[–] raldone01 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I definitely do. This time I will be well rested.

Maybe I should change something...

No. This time will just be different.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hoping to feel rested, and clearly I don't since I didn't include all the words!

[–] Anti_Iridium 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You been checked for sleep apnea?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I have sleep apnea and a breathing machine, which helps, but doesn't solve the issue that trying to adjust my sleep schedule to the normal 8-5 routine on a daily basis results in poor sleep outcomes for me.

My problem is that falling asleep earlier results in poor sleep, if I can even fall asleep.

Think of it as the reverse of someone who always rises early and can't sleep in or gets terrible sleep when they stay up too late.

[–] Anti_Iridium 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I am empathic to your situation. Good luck getting into your rhythm!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The only solution is to get a job that isn't 8-5, but finding one that pays the 8-5 rate is really difficult.

Or society treating late risers the same as early risers instead of as second class citizens.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This is actually a major reason I'm glad to work in software. The culture in the industry usually tends not to care about specific working hours as much, as long as you're around consistently and do good work.

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