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I used to be like this in graduate school. I started working out more and more, treated with sleeping pills and now I sleep regularly between 10pm-2am and I'm up 6am-10am. If I have meetings, sometimes I cope on 6 hours of sleep. Have you tried really, truly beating your body into exhaustion after work 1-3 hours at a gym? Incidentally, that will help the gf problem as well (:

Otherwise, there are plenty of jobs that will let you have a bit of a flexible schedule if you want. Many startups will let you work the hours you want if you are hugely productive.



One thing to watch out for with exercise and sleep deprivation is that the body's ability to heal after a hard workout is greatly diminished. You have to be careful not to injure yourself.




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