I used to spread my working time out like this as well, often working until 1am, then crashing. I thought this was ok at the time.
Now I'm more strict with myself (mostly forced to my relationship commitments) in keeping my work time in one or two big chunks of the day. With rare exceptions, I never work beyond 8pm, so I always have a good chunk of downtime before bed.
I can say since switching to this work pattern my mental health and quality of life has improved significantly. Its much easier to switch off from work and focus on other important life stuff.
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I used to spread my working time out like this as well, often working until 1am, then crashing. I thought this was ok at the time.
Now I'm more strict with myself (mostly forced to my relationship commitments) in keeping my work time in one or two big chunks of the day. With rare exceptions, I never work beyond 8pm, so I always have a good chunk of downtime before bed.
I can say since switching to this work pattern my mental health and quality of life has improved significantly. Its much easier to switch off from work and focus on other important life stuff.