2 hours / 30 minutes is a nice schedule... very relaxed lol. I fall into a pattern like that pretty naturally but I try to push myself to work longer, maybe more 3-4 hours before taking that break. Otherwise I find that all the breaks can add up to too much lost time.
TOTALLY RELATE to the sleep thing. On the most hustle nights, I work on my laptop until 3am and just crawl straight into bed. It's a weird feeling. Taking a shower at the very end of the day (+ reading a book for 10 minutes after that) can help to create more separation between the work and the sleep part of the day.
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Yes, it was relaxed but I also wanted to be very focused and in the zone otherwise working was contra producitve (I was/am a poker player so working bad meant loosing money).
I remember a study about the human ability to really focus and how long this was possible and that was shockingly short so I wanted to have more time to recharge, but you right it was very chill ;-)
But I honestly think for a good work/life balance and also to improve efficency of our work, we should not jeapordize our sleep. I tried to avoid the blue light for an hour before going to bed but that was harder than I thought :-) and eventually just gave up and started using f.lux