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For me it's pretty much down to this:

1) Consistent exercise

2) Eating reasonably healthy

3) Avoid blue light after dark as much as possible

4) No eating after 8pm (water and herbal tea are fine).

5) No problem solving after 8pm

6) No caffeine after 3pm. (I usually have a couple of cups of tea in the morning)

Basically I feel like my body needs to be physically tired and well fed to need sleep, and then it needs to be warned in advance that the day is over and we're winding down: stop eating, stop working, use lights that don't mimic daylight (including screen if possible) but instead mimic candle/firelight.



5) is surely impossible if you have the sort of brain that makes you a good software engineer...


It's possible if you unplug from work and don't sit in front of a screen in the evening.


I can't be the only software engineer whose brain is constantly trying to solve problems, regardless of where I'm sitting...


Yes, but that is something you can change with practice. It's going to be hard at first though.


I've been trying for the last 30 years or so (don't really remember it being an issue until after early teenagerdom). When does it get easier?




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