Unfortunately, I'm meeting more and more people in Web3 who mention they have problems with sleep.

I also do.

After two courses of antidepressants and several episodes of acute insomnia, here's something I want to share with my fellow CT friends:

1. Don't underestimate this. Bad sleep will ruin your life.

2. Insomnia is heavily associated with stress. CT has a culture of "you win if you work on holidays/weekends." This strategy is cool short-term but destructive long-term.

3. My insomnia improved only after visiting a doctor and receiving meds + therapy. Melatonin, etc., are like honey vs. angina if your insomnia is a symptom of something bigger (anxiety/depression).

4. If you are trading, maintain trading hygiene. No checking charts at night. Start using SL & TP. If you miss out on a weekend opportunity, that's okay.

5. Sleeping hygiene works.

6. No work 2+ hours before going to bed works.

7. Having routines to fall asleep (I listen to criminal podcasts) works.

I post this because at some point, I thought my sleep issues were temporary and kept working 12h/day, ignoring body signals.

But at some point, the only thing I wanted was good sleep, and I was ready to pay any amount for it.

Take care of your mental health.
It's a very important investment.

PS: Inspired by an insight that one of the most viral tweets in X this month is a tweet on insomnia from @RachelZader.