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Offline T_J_G

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Working nights tips
« on: 21 July 2011, 21:14 »
Got a stint of 10 weeks of nights coming up with MASSIVE commutes.

Any tips for getting into a routine, eating etc? Haven't really done this before for a great length of time. It's 4 on 3 off same nights every week...

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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #1 on: 21 July 2011, 21:15 »
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Offline T_J_G

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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #2 on: 21 July 2011, 21:18 »
Going to need more than that Rich :grin:

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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #3 on: 21 July 2011, 21:20 »
your fcuked ,  :lipsrsealed:

takes at least 2 days to fully recover coming off nights, so you will have one day of days proper.

then you gotta flick your body and mind back into nights  :sick:


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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #4 on: 21 July 2011, 21:21 »
don't drink anything 5 hours before your finish time. You'll be up all day pissing like a race horse if you do...

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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #5 on: 21 July 2011, 21:23 »
Keep to your night time pattern on your off days? Gotta be easier than trying to adjust all the time.
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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #6 on: 21 July 2011, 21:24 »
Keep to your night time pattern on your off days? Gotta be easier than trying to adjust all the time.

I don't think either way is going to be easy. Bearing in mind some days will be spent in a hotel room...

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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #7 on: 21 July 2011, 21:29 »
when i used to work nightshifts i found the easiest way of adjusting from a day routine to a night routine was to stay up all night the night before, play some computer games or something, then sleep all day, wake up in the evening, have some cereal and do your entire night as if it was ur day (if that makes sense)
invest in some thick curtains too, the day light will only encourage you to get up during the day

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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #8 on: 21 July 2011, 21:35 »
It's ok on that front we have blinds and curtains  :huh:  :rolleyes:

What makes it harder is some nights I'm 160 miles from home  :sad:








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Re: Working nights tips
« Reply #9 on: 21 July 2011, 21:37 »
what hours are you doing ? and do you commute every day ??  :huh: