After doing mostly 6AM to 2PM or midday shifts, my schedule necessitates my transitioning to an inverse circadian rhythm. After two days off, I have one 2PM to 10PM shift, and then five 10PM to 6AMs. Just like flying across country there are a couple of tricks for adjusting that I'm trying to follow. Today, I:
- Slept until 9:00 AM
- Plan to have a late breakfast
- Am contemplating each toot of a distant foghorn
- Will take a midday bike trip (via BART) to my parents in the East Bay
- Plan to eat dinner as my second meal
- Anticipate catching up on my writing late into the night
- Sleep in even later
- Wait for the (forecasted) morning rain to cease before returning to San Francisco
- Take an evening jog
- Eat lunch, dinner and a late night snack
- Study some topics in emergency medicine
- Sleep from 1AM to 9AM (Monday)
A similar plan worked for me when I flipped from 12 hour day shifts to the converse while working at Harborview. Stay tuned for the outcome.
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