Comment by stephc_int13
3 years ago
The advice I would give to my 20 years old self is to stop considering sleep as a waste of time. Good sleep is the best productivity boost, it is also a canary for your overall well-being.
Good sleep is something that is worth investing into, bed, noise, temperature, light, and many other factors.
The second advice would be to learn to cook your own meals.
hell yes to both.
after years of sleeping in subpar beds, i finally got us a king-sized Purple Hybrid Premier 4 with Purple pillows. Cost ~$4,500 for the whole thing (thank goodness for 0% apr credit card offers! paid it off within a year), but this stack has CHANGED THE GAME COMPLETELY for sleeping.
we get good sleep much more frequently now than before. and it has definitely shown in increased energy throughout the day!
as for cooking our own meals, my wife subscribed us to every plate last year, and it's been amazing. it solved the single biggest problem I had with cooking: every one of their meals can be done in less than 45 minutes from zero to plated _with zero waste_! (we don't have kids, and sizes at grocery stores assume larger family sizes).
i still prefer eating out, but cooking is much less of a chore mow.