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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    8 months ago

    As someone who has trouble sleeping, I have literally been told by dozens of people that changing a sleep schedule is as simple as setting an alarm to wake up each moring and going to bed at the same time. They have even used this specific saying.

    I am not saying that is what I think it means. I am saying that is how a lot of people use and understand it, which is why it is bad advice.

    Also, yes I have tried all of those things and they don’t work for me. My body wants to wake up midmorning and decades of trying different approaches hasn’t worked. I am tired all the time except when I take a vacation and get up when I want, which is about 9 a.m. That is also the only time I ever feel rested.

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      8 months ago

      I mean I sometimes take sleeping pills to get some sleep, I’m not arguing about the frustrations of things not working. You having a sleeping disorder or some other issue.

      that line is more about. If you fall get back up. If your first painting sucks, that’s okay your next one will be a little bit better.

      Some idiots may use it the way but it’s not how it should be used. Though I understand it would be irritating to hear for something like that.

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        8 months ago

        Having a non-sterotypical sleeping pattern is not a disorder, that is insulting and a perpetuation of people who naturally rise earlier being seen as better than those with different sleep patterns.

        If a lot of people are using it wrong because they take it literally, then it is bad advice. Better advice would be “If you don’t succeed, consider another approach”.

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          8 months ago

          I said or something else though if you want to be argumentative, insomnia is in-fact a disorder you dork. Why are we talking about sleep for fucks sake. It was used as a broad example and now we are suddenly on this topic? I now see why you take the quote so literally.

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            8 months ago

            This isn’t insomnia, it is just having a natural variance in sleep cycles.

            I don’t take the quote literally, which you would understand if you could read.