You see, working for a large company is a great: I make a stable income, have awesome co-workers, and have the free time to post interest things on this blog for readers such as yourself. But on the flip side of things, the company's wish is often my command (if I want to keep a paycheck, that is). Thus, enter Shift work.
Do a quick search online and you'll find not only a huge, scientifically - proven database of studies and trials confirming that shift work is detrimental to human health, but also a huge, scientifically-proven database of studies and trials confirming that shift work is detrimental to human health.
Yes - I did just repeat myself. I said it twice. Because it's that important.
And, to be honest, I'm not really looking forward to it. But you know what? I'll get over it, and I'll make the best of it. I'll play the odds in my favor by controlling sleep, exercise, and supplementation to ensure my health is optimized on a daily basis... and to ensure the contrived consequences of our modern world don't get the best of me.
Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3, wherein I discuss my strategies for this situation, how the day-to-night-to-day swings affect my health, and much more.
Cheers
Currently reading: Seat of the Soul
Currently listening to: Steve Wilson, the Raven that Refused to Sing
