If you don't you're going to have burn out. not just emotionally but physically.
I had a fit that the Dr put down to poor sleep and eating habits. It took me weeks to get over the immediate effect of the fit, I felt like I'd been worked over with a baseball bat.
I used that recovery time to go cold turkey on caffeine (if I'm going to feel like crap i might as well have a good reason for it), I limit myself to tea only now, and only 1-3 cups a day. I eat a lot better and I go bike riding a few times a week. I get at least 6 1/2 hours a sleep a night, and aim for 7-8.
its worth noting that while there is evidence for sleep debt, there is no evidence that oversleeping helps correct it.
a) be fairly rigid with it
b) turn it into a habit.
If you don't you're going to have burn out. not just emotionally but physically. I had a fit that the Dr put down to poor sleep and eating habits. It took me weeks to get over the immediate effect of the fit, I felt like I'd been worked over with a baseball bat.
I used that recovery time to go cold turkey on caffeine (if I'm going to feel like crap i might as well have a good reason for it), I limit myself to tea only now, and only 1-3 cups a day. I eat a lot better and I go bike riding a few times a week. I get at least 6 1/2 hours a sleep a night, and aim for 7-8.
its worth noting that while there is evidence for sleep debt, there is no evidence that oversleeping helps correct it.