Sleep is really really important
🕐 2 min readI used to think I'll sleep when I'm dead. That becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Why does sleep matter?
When I was younger I definitely burned the candle at both ends. Hunched over a laptop until the wee hours, working on code or design late at night. To what end?
Work life balance is really important. And so is sleep. As you get older you understand the value of it.
Think about how much you paid for your phone. $1,000? Sure, you use your phone for hours every day, but you sleep even longer...
A CPAP machine is expensive - no doubt - and not always covered by health insurance. suggest all this with absolute awareness of privilege to have health insurance in the United States and be able to pay for the machine.
But think of how much you spent on your phone. $1,000?
Much like approx. 40 percent of adult men, I'm a habitual snorer. Not only is it annoying for your partner, in the case of sleep apnea you're actually suffocating yourself while you sleep.
Why the CPAP machine will change your life
Guess what? You sleep for about 30 years of your life, literally 7-8 hours a day. Why not ensure it's the best possible sleep?
But you sleep for a whole lot longer each day. Yes, even more than you use your phone. You can buy a solid machine for about US$800.
Sleep enhances our ability to learn, to memorize and make logical decisions. It re-calibrates our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism. 'Why we sleep' by Matthew Walker PHD
Since using the CPAP machine, I feel rested throughout the day, rarely fall asleep on the couch and have significantly lowered my blood pressure, instead of taking drugs for the latter.
Above all else, Ange gets a great nights sleep and doesn't have to take a doona in to the bathtub and sleep like she did on a pre-CPAP trip. Oh and we don't need separate bedrooms which is even better ;)