A recent reaction to a post made in the small hours had me wondering.
I have always been happy working night shifts. I sleep anywhere easily and always used to take night flights on long haul so that I didn’t waste working time.
My night shifts alternated with day shifts every month. I managed this and other changes by treating all days the same. I ate dinner when I got home did the usual things that you do after work and then slept until breakfast and departure for work regardless of the sun’s position in the sky. My local Spar were initially surprised when I picked up a four pack and a magnum at six thirty in the morning.
Since retirement my normal day runs from 10am until 2am. This means that for more than half my waking hours I shall not be disturbed by the 9 to 5 people.
I don’t suffer the “Tyranny of Eight Hours Sleep.” Sometimes I shall get up in the middle of my usual sleep period and do something before going back to sleep. I have no qualms about sleeping until midday.
1. I have the privilege of being retired and arranging my own day.
2. I live with a wife who is happy with similar hours. It was she who introduced me to this sleep pattern.
3. The detached house means that I can run power tools at 01.00 without disturbing anyone.
4. TV is crap after 22.00 anyway.
Does anyone else have a shifted or different arrangement to their day?
I have always been happy working night shifts. I sleep anywhere easily and always used to take night flights on long haul so that I didn’t waste working time.
My night shifts alternated with day shifts every month. I managed this and other changes by treating all days the same. I ate dinner when I got home did the usual things that you do after work and then slept until breakfast and departure for work regardless of the sun’s position in the sky. My local Spar were initially surprised when I picked up a four pack and a magnum at six thirty in the morning.
Since retirement my normal day runs from 10am until 2am. This means that for more than half my waking hours I shall not be disturbed by the 9 to 5 people.
I don’t suffer the “Tyranny of Eight Hours Sleep.” Sometimes I shall get up in the middle of my usual sleep period and do something before going back to sleep. I have no qualms about sleeping until midday.
1. I have the privilege of being retired and arranging my own day.
2. I live with a wife who is happy with similar hours. It was she who introduced me to this sleep pattern.
3. The detached house means that I can run power tools at 01.00 without disturbing anyone.
4. TV is crap after 22.00 anyway.
Does anyone else have a shifted or different arrangement to their day?
