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bleak steeple Aug 2, 2024, 11:20 PM

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Sound stupid, but I'm gonna aim at sleeping 9 hours a day: 7.5 hrs of consistent sleep and 1.5 hr nap.

Why? I once read this one pair of siblings: one is an influener who has crazy life from all around the world and a regular boy.

The sister probably has the best life that everyone ever asks, yet when getting asked what she lacks, "sleep" she said. She slipped out of school, and did everything but "memorizing". A "not for school" type.

Her brother is the opposite. A true believer of routines. 10 PM sharp -> 🛌 . Sound boring, yes he does. Yet the routine and discipline that he chooses makes him become a proud PhD student of top schools (MIT or Stanford or something).

It means brain power is not all about genetics, but about routines, disciplines, and consistent sleep, which I never had in my life.

Well I'm gonna and see how that is going to change me

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August 1, I have been dealing with this Heisenbug situation, but an idea popped off at 4 AM.

Eventually, I located the noninitialized pointers (no debugger can work), and wrote a patch.

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August 2, inconsistent sleep really catches up, I just cannot sleep early willingly

vivid sky Aug 3, 2024, 1:23 AM

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Benadryl. That is all.

bleak steeple Aug 3, 2024, 11:41 PM

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Felt severely dissatisfied so i stayed up to play games

bleak steeple Aug 4, 2024, 8:53 PM

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Novak D. vs. Carlos A.

bleak steeple Aug 4, 2024, 10:46 PM

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What an absolutely top-notched Tennis match thoug. Neck to neck 37 yo vs. 21 yo.

Age does not defy legend

hot prawn Aug 5, 2024, 8:03 AM

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Sleeping gets rid of brain poop. And this reducing Brian fog and brain diseases

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Keep sleeping 💤

bleak steeple Aug 12, 2024, 5:23 AM

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cramming for a start up + a farewell party + a friend's bd + OLYMPICS!

bleak steeple Aug 13, 2024, 1:27 AM

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gonna stick with this and see how i feel

bleak steeple Aug 30, 2024, 1:16 AM

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sorry for no update. It went well with the first week

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but the past 2 weeks, been terrible

bleak steeple Sep 6, 2024, 7:33 PM

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This past week i have been doing not bad

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My heart def STOPS feeling heavy and uncertain

bleak steeple Sep 9, 2024, 4:27 AM

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well, just played four full court basketball games today. That's the record for the past 4 years

hot prawn Sep 11, 2024, 7:06 AM

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bleak steeple Dec 16, 2024, 11:13 AM

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So sleeping didn't go well. I actually slept averagely 7 hours a day BUT one night without sleep every week

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during final week and study week, I would only sleep 5 days a week

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passed all classes and projects at work, but heart rate was going crazy (~98 bpm at SITTING heart rate)

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currently chilling in Sydney. Been eating good and sleeping good with no grinding. It dropped to avg 85 bpm now (~14% improvement)

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honestly before the trip, I would NOT be surprised if I had a stroke

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very close call. I would not take 2 classes and a fulltime job. I'm gonna sign up for 2 chill classes then work on some personal project because I need to hit the jobs in SF or Seattle asap for that perffffect weather

bleak steeple Dec 21, 2024, 7:20 AM

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5 days in vacation. Sitting heart rate is reduced to 84. I'm chilling

bleak steeple Feb 22, 2025, 9:14 PM

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My sleep is still whack. Enough hours, but not consistent. I'm currently at a hackathon and pulling 2 nighters

hot prawn Feb 23, 2025, 8:48 AM

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Can’t be more whack than me

bleak steeple Feb 23, 2025, 7:53 PM

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hot prawn Feb 23, 2025, 8:24 PM

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You sleep at the same time, mine is totally unpredictable

bleak steeple Feb 24, 2025, 3:46 AM

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hot prawn You sleep at the same time, mine is totally unpredictable

I haven't slept for 2 days. I am unhealthier than u

bleak steeple Mar 6, 2025, 5:33 PM

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bleak steeple Mar 19, 2025, 5:23 AM

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oh my god I took 2 easy classes so I could fix sleep schedule and study more about NVIDIA

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just for one of the classes to goes full berserk doubling work hour with less learning power

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gonna go see NVIDIA for fun though

bleak steeple Apr 12, 2025, 5:03 PM

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Sleep schedule is still whack, but chat gpt4.5 is doing a brilliant job to keep my day organized

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hot prawn Apr 13, 2025, 6:19 PM

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bleak steeple Sleep schedule is still whack, but chat gpt4.5 is doing a brilliant job to keep ...

How pls gib cat gpt hack

bleak steeple Apr 13, 2025, 6:51 PM

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hot prawn How pls gib cat gpt hack

Idk yet so let’s see if it works this month blobglarecry

bleak steeple Apr 23, 2025, 5:28 PM

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Sleep is cooked again

bleak steeple Apr 28, 2025, 9:17 PM

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ye it's still cooked

bleak steeple May 6, 2025, 8:46 PM

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ye. still cooked

bleak steeple May 8, 2025, 5:06 PM

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Just started sleeping on memory matresses. Deep sleeps have been going through the roof

bleak steeple May 8, 2025, 6:21 PM

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This is the diff

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bleak steeple May 8, 2025, 8:36 PM

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Im feeling like a new man

bleak steeple May 12, 2025, 2:54 PM

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it turns out I sleep better with my door closed (opened for the kitties coming in and out)

bleak steeple May 15, 2025, 9:25 PM

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ye sleeping has been horri-horrible. Too many things on the table

bleak steeple May 19, 2025, 9:54 PM

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ye just came back to EDC. brain is wrecked, but soul is healed

slate dove May 20, 2025, 4:44 AM

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I struggle with the same thing a lot man. I get 6.5 hours at most. I know its terrible for me but its so hard to break the habit. Thanks for the inspo though!
What do you use to track your sleep, apple watch?

bleak steeple May 20, 2025, 9:27 PM

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Currently, I'm using Sleep Cycle for smart alarm

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and AutoSleep(ios) with apple watch to keep track of my deep sleep

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I'm fully functioning but I can feel the memory capacity is reduced to 50%

bleak steeple May 23, 2025, 6:23 PM

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apparently my deep sleep is low bc my body keeps moving at night, perhaps due to temperature sensitivity (due to high stress)

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and a weighted blanket is what keeps me still

bleak steeple May 26, 2025, 7:08 PM

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drove to LA to camp and hit the beach. Knocked out immediately once arrived. Almost 9 hours of sleep -> 2:45 deep sleep. Feeling amazing

slate dove May 28, 2025, 3:45 AM

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4th night in a row where I shut off my PC at 11 and have lights off by 12:30. for an 8:30 wake up. Feeling so much better!

hot prawn May 31, 2025, 5:34 AM

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fierce prism Jun 9, 2025, 6:02 PM

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I try to sleep from 11pm to 7:30 every day. When I miss that window I take a lunch time nap.

bleak steeple Jun 11, 2025, 9:21 PM

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dang what happened here?

bleak steeple Jun 11, 2025, 9:22 PM

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fierce prism I try to sleep from 11pm to 7:30 every day. When I miss that window I take a lun...

ye it's hectic because my work starts at 7 and sleeping at 10 sounds bizzare

fierce prism Jun 11, 2025, 9:26 PM

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I don't know. It just usually like that.

bleak steeple Jun 11, 2025, 9:36 PM

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fierce prism I don't know. It just usually like that.

that's odd. I do notice if I sleep without socks on, my night would end up in a similar pattern

fierce prism Jun 11, 2025, 9:37 PM

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I will sleep with socks on and report back.

bleak steeple Jun 11, 2025, 9:38 PM

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Me no socks

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Me with socks

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I wonder why. I gotta keep track if I sleep on sides or flats as well

fierce prism Jun 12, 2025, 1:05 PM

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I lost a sock during the night

bleak steeple Jun 13, 2025, 4:02 AM

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fierce prism I lost a sock during the night

wow some extra deep sleeps popped up

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mine was 2h deep sleep too

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let's be safe and have socks equipped again

bleak steeple Jun 14, 2025, 4:55 AM

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ye so I got up at 3 am.... I will try again tonight

bleak steeple Jun 14, 2025, 6:29 PM

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ye socks stay on. very good sleep

fierce prism Jun 16, 2025, 3:56 AM

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Got socks on for tonight, but I think the data will be skewed since I may be meeting the hat man tonight.

bleak steeple Jun 16, 2025, 5:33 AM

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i'm not gonna ask who the hat man is

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Biggest accomplishment of the year

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this and a nap

fierce prism Jun 16, 2025, 11:05 AM

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Hatman just a meme. A shadow creature that visits when you take Benadryl.

bleak steeple Jun 16, 2025, 4:47 PM

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My today sleep was… awful (nap,exercise, tea, and overnight personal projects). I will try to fix it tonight

fierce prism Jun 17, 2025, 12:19 PM

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fierce prism Jun 18, 2025, 12:03 PM

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No socks

bleak steeple Jun 18, 2025, 8:25 PM

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fierce prism No socks

hmm 2 - 6 is actually pretty good

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I've been OT for the past 2 days so sleeping has been whack

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tmr is holiday though

fierce prism Jun 18, 2025, 8:27 PM

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Got a wine party tonigh. Will not sleep well, but I don't think I have to wake up early

bleak steeple Jun 22, 2025, 5:30 PM

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sleeping has been interesting

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if my work time extends over my exercise time

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my deep sleep tends to go down despite of the sufficient amount of sleep time

bleak steeple Jun 23, 2025, 3:26 PM

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2:30 deep sleep within 6 hours

bleak steeple Jun 23, 2025, 8:35 PM

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Phenomenal improvement

bleak steeple Jun 24, 2025, 3:24 AM

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I'm gonna try sleeping early with this new method and study 400 leetcodes before bed to see how fast I attain the data

fierce prism Jun 24, 2025, 1:47 PM

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Napping after studying us supposed to help it stick.

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No socks

bleak steeple Jun 24, 2025, 4:29 PM

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somehow today, I barely got 30 minutes of deep sleep out of 6h30

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I think I'm gonna walk or exercise tonight to loosen muscles

bleak steeple Jun 24, 2025, 4:29 PM

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fierce prism No socks

hmm I also did not have my socks on (hot)

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but i need my weighted blanket

fierce prism Jun 25, 2025, 1:45 PM

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Slept in new location.

fierce prism Jun 26, 2025, 12:19 PM

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I think I'm sick. It does not help sleep score.

slate dove Jun 26, 2025, 12:53 PM

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I went to bed with enough time to get 7 hours but my body woke me up 1 hour early. Goddamnit

fierce prism Jun 27, 2025, 7:37 PM

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slate dove I went to bed with enough time to get 7 hours but my body woke me up 1 hour earl...

That is the worse. It's like waking up for work time on the weekends.

bleak steeple Jun 28, 2025, 12:33 AM

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😂

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happy I'm not the only one

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I keep getting up so early on m days off. 6:15 AM precisely

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my deep sleep has been...not as I expected

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By wearing weighted blindfold + weighted blanket + socks, my deep sleep used to sky rocketed

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I know recently I have been coming back to doing pull up, so my back has gotten very stiff

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tonight I will try mascato and take some magnesium to see if it improves

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GPT says because I'm constantly on survive mode with studying and coding

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so I'm enjoing my Friday with no studying

bleak steeple Jun 29, 2025, 12:57 AM

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Sleep is not good today. I think I must try to hit the bed before 11 PM

bleak steeple Jun 29, 2025, 9:30 PM

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Beautiful

fierce prism Jun 30, 2025, 2:24 PM

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Had a good night

bleak steeple Jul 4, 2025, 10:20 PM

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Happy 4th of July. I'm currently camping at SoCal and coding at Huntington Beach. It's beautiful here

hot prawn Jul 11, 2025, 8:53 AM

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bleak steeple Jul 14, 2025, 4:48 AM

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hot prawn

literally had this on my IG

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anyway i got my wisdom teeth removed

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been incapaicated for 3 days (asking for one sick day off)

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hmm\

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mmm just leetcode and spent some time on Warhammer 3 (good graphics, but a bit lack of art))

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i just got referrals from Meta and Boeing and Walmart, but was told not to expect much

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So I'm just gonna leetcode and workshops and work and chill. start prepping like a college student again

bleak steeple Jul 28, 2025, 4:40 PM

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Just solved 6 Medium leetcode in less than 10 minutes. My sleeping has been monsterous

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After wisdom teeth removal, I slept at least 10 hours a day, and worked and leetcode

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will be continued

hot prawn Jul 30, 2025, 6:42 PM

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fierce prism Jul 31, 2025, 2:04 PM

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In the middle of a move, my smart watch and ring have died so I am just raw dogging my health rn.

bleak steeple Aug 4, 2025, 7:33 PM

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i left my watch charger at a hackathon. no recording for a week

bleak steeple Aug 14, 2025, 3:17 AM

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Ye i have been doing 3 hackathons for the past… month

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My sleep has been gahbahgoo

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Im gonna stay up late to finish this project

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Then im gonna work up my portfolio

bleak steeple Aug 20, 2025, 7:40 PM

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Won 2 hackathons btw

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Accidentally passed out at 10:30 yesterday, so im feeling like a king

bleak steeple Sep 19, 2025, 6:55 PM

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soooooooooooo. It got whack again. Perhaps due to my environment (stagnant career + intensive school + rapidly growing inflation = severe anxiety)

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so I'm moving to SF asap currently

bleak steeple Sep 28, 2025, 6:00 AM

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ye working from 7 to 7 for 6 days a week is whaaaaaack

bleak steeple Oct 24, 2025, 4:40 AM

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Perhaps first time i get to sleep so well

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Im selling everything to move to SF for 3 months

vivid sky Oct 30, 2025, 5:30 PM

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how did the garage sale go?

bleak steeple Oct 31, 2025, 4:46 AM

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it went fine

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moving next friday =]

upper saddle Oct 31, 2025, 9:39 PM

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bleak steeple Sound stupid, but I'm gonna aim at sleeping 9 hours a day: 7.5 hrs of consistent...

What is this app called

bleak steeple Oct 31, 2025, 9:39 PM

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upper saddle What is this app called

AutoSleep

bleak steeple Nov 19, 2025, 3:37 PM

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Day 1 sleeping at 11 pm

bleak steeple Nov 22, 2025, 6:05 PM

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Slept at 3:30 am bc i gotta get some progress on hw before hackathon this weekend :p

hot prawn Nov 25, 2025, 6:12 AM

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bleak steeple Dec 6, 2025, 10:11 PM

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2 sleepless nights are now recovered. Currently at a SF hackathon

bleak steeple Dec 8, 2025, 1:18 AM

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Ye last day of hackathon. Only slept for 3 hrs

bleak steeple Dec 10, 2025, 4:25 AM

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1 month day 1 in SF (genai image) blobHYPERS

bleak steeple Dec 15, 2025, 2:37 AM

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oh

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mmm

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got invited for YC interviews

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Failed but in top 10%

hot prawn Dec 29, 2025, 7:14 PM

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https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DS09Kbhguf5/?igsh=

▶ Play video

bleak steeple Jan 2, 2026, 5:47 AM

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i'm about to sleep early now at 10 PM. I'm an uncle now

bleak steeple Jan 11, 2026, 2:09 AM

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I have been....not sleeping

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anxiety got over me

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I only sleep when I'm exhausted

hot prawn Feb 23, 2026, 7:33 PM

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https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DUWLK3iiGen/?igsh===

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hot prawn Apr 1, 2026, 3:20 PM

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https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DWit3GfDLHb/?igsh=

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bleak steeple Apr 4, 2026, 3:41 AM

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hot prawn https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DWit3GfDLHb/?igsh=

44 resting heart rate would get my mind blown

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my avg resting heart rate is around 75 btw

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and I had this completely unathletic friend

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and his is around 60

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really got me thinking

bleak steeple Apr 17, 2026, 2:39 PM

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I felt like a super human

hot prawn Apr 18, 2026, 7:08 PM

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vivid sky Apr 20, 2026, 1:44 AM

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which sleeping pills are you all on? 11 hrs seems great. i just have benedryls or unisom. the ai tells me they're bad though.

bleak steeple Apr 20, 2026, 10:57 PM

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3 hours of pickleball and a Tylenoid will do

bleak steeple Apr 20, 2026, 10:57 PM

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bleak steeple I felt like a super human

I was chasing a take-home interview assignment after work, so I was only on 5hr sleep weekday for this

#Better sleep > better brain > get better