Most coders have sleep problems, need 'hygiene and care'

<i>The test subjects were 91 software engineers [...].<p>[...] no fewer than 20.9 per cent [...] and a further 35.2 per cent [...]</i><p>Sorry, but I can't take a study serious that has less than 100 participants and presents results with a place after the decimal point.

<i>"Lifestyle management programmes which include sleep hygiene and care should be incorporated as a policy matter in the IT industry."</i><p>Yes, because adults need other adults to tell them when they should go to sleep..<p>All you really need is management that knows a thing or two about software engineering and a bit of a "don't worry, we'll fix it tomorrow, go home"-attitude. If you're a manager and your team is constantly stressed out, you should be fired immediately.

Ha! The key phrase is the following: "The test subjects were 91 software engineers working at a Mysore-based development firm." It must suck to work there...

There is something magic in the mind when you work until late, it seems that the lack of distractions really help, but if your body is not prepared, the next day you loose al the time that you have saved triying just to be wake up.

&#62; "Lifestyle management programmes which include sleep hygiene and care should be incorporated as a policy matter in the IT industry."<p>I really wonder how would they consider puling this off. :)<p>Most coders(like me) are by nature caffeine addicted and expose themselves to insomnia just for the fun of getting some really cool job done. It's up to the coders to find out for themselves where are their boundaries(biological), and since most coders are probably intelligent people, I think they won't have much difficulty with this. In other words: we need no nanny.

Today I got up at 3am. At least I get a lot done, there aren't too many distractions at that time of day.

So let's summarize: 50 of the 91 coders who work for a given company have mild to severe insomnia.<p>That really doesn't warrant the ridiculously vague and sensationalistic title we ended up with.

Going to sleep at 3AM and waking up at 9AM for work. Yep. :/

just to mention a few: - natural light light bulbs - walk outside during daytime, under sunlight as weather permits - only go to bed when sleepy<p>Drink water a lot. I sometimes not drink enough and get real bad headaches by the end of the day.

So all I need to be a great programmer is just stop sleeping and bathing. Thanks HN!