andrew huberman said this first but i cant agree more with getting morning sun as soon as u get up.
i personally do little chores like fixing my bed, dont have coffee right away. a glass of water is better. no breakfast.
i also have fassbender's "i love you all" as alarm clock music.
cant explain it but it works for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOt6ppIBOd4

Giggity... I guess.

No, tell them all slightly different fake personal details and see which one becomes most popular. Keep em busy.

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I like the sticky traps, they catch all kinds of stuff, just don't use them if you have pets or little kids

His boss seems like an asshole so fuck him

Go to bed earlier, ideally at the same time each night. Try not to view artificial light 1 hour before sleep (or past 10pm), even overhead lights can mess with your circadian rhythm. Wake up the same time try and get natural sunlight as soon as possible (actually go outside, maybe drink some water while outside). I would recommend watching some videos of Dr Andrew Huberman surrounding sleep and mood.

Try not to snooze your alarm, get up on the first one. The more alarms I make snooze the worse I feel.

you should have told your director that whomever told them that is not to be trusted as you told them in secrecy

I made a blanket rule not to friend anyone I work with on Facebook even people are good friends who I hang out with outside of the office. While I trust them, I don't want to risk the trickle down of someone at work I don't like seeing something stupid I post.

Idk if I have imposter syndrome or nah, but I've definitely related to some of the signs.

What helped me is 1) I had a few managers (fortunately) who did not shy away from telling me when I did do well. 2) choosing to believe (gets easier over time) when they gave me feedback, both the bad and the good. And 3) noticing that alot of ppl around me really weren't up to the standards I had thought a position like theirs deserved.

It also helped that I have multiple projects that have run successfully, and even projects that my managers thought deserved to be submitted for awards, which costs money to the company to do so, so they wouldn't do it just to make me feel good.

What the hell

Mostly it’s when people I already don’t like come up to me and I don’t want to get written up for being rude and “creating a hostile work environment” for ignoring them.

So I’m SOL when it comes to who I socialize with

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Also try complimenting people behind their back. They’ll know.

I used to suffer from this, and at an appraisal my manager told me that people with imposter syndrome compare themselves with the brightest people they work with, whereas you should compare yourself with the average person on the street. It’s ok to not be the world’s foremost expert in your field of work (but keep striving to learn more every day) and ask yourself how many other people “out there” could do what you do.

That depends. Are you actually capable or do you have to Google every aspect of your job and ask everyone around you for help constantly? Did someone see you vent? If you know the job and are just new get a plant for your desk or work area. Make yourself at home. Get comfortable. Show up a little early. Relax and have a coffee before anyone else shows up. Make yourself at home. Even if it is just a coffee cup from your kitchen. When you feel relaxed you will feel like you belong.

Thank you, I’m glad to see there are others like us out there. I now have a strict rule of no phatic communication and no eye contact while on the clock. Initially it began out of a bit of awkwardness on my part, but after sitting to one side (for the better part of a decade) and listening to some of the absolute dross these phillistinian pigs come out with, I am in actuality glad that I maintain my self-imposed isolation. It’s always refreshing to see people do exist like me out in this crazy, funny thing we call “Earth”.

Take care brother… and remember, never change… for ANYONE.

> Women are amazing.

And you know this…how?

Like someone else said, fake it til you make it. With a little luck, you’ll keep faking it successfully until your retirement day.

I guess it depends. With the lamp I have, have not had need for a normal alarm for over a year

It's a huge struggle for me and several of my co workers as well. It's a huge problem for our industry in general (cyber security) but the main way I deal with it is asking the questions and getting help when I need it, that's how you realize the people who you think are so much better at what you do than you are actually pretty similar and working it out together shows you that your thought process may have been on the right track, but lacking insight, or just lacking experience, both of which come in time.

Idk about .ost industries but in my position (penetration testing) being able to fool people is a good skill for the job so the way my boss put it is, "look I hired you because I saw the confidence and potential to do this job and do it well. I've only made 2 mistakes when hiring employees, and when you consider the nber I've hired that's an impressive track record, so if you are an imposter than you were good enough to fool me... Which means you are good at this job.

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Dark, cool room to sleep in, white noise can be helpful (I used to leave talk radio on really low, I could hear it if I really tried but would lull me to sleep otherwise), and eat as healthy as possible. Going to the gym after work was super helpful with helping me sleep as well. It’s not an easy thing but you got this!

Natural light alarm clock. It’s the only way.