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I worked shift work for years. The only shift that really bothered me was the day shift, 7:00 to 3:00. I could never adjust.
Noises were never a problem, either, until I had kids. I once spent a summer renting a room in a university fraternity house (I wasn't a member, but they rented the rooms during the summer to keep the building occupied) while doing shift work. One week, while I was on third shift and sleeping during the day, the university tore down the siding on the house next door -- about 20 feet from my window -- and put up aluminum siding. Another time, when I was in an apartment, I slept through a false alarm (thankfully) that had all the common area smoke detectors going off.
Once I had kids I would wake up at any noise at all. But being able to sleep during the day continued to be a valuable skill.
And I just opened a new cannister of pu-erh, so I'm having an after dinner mug.
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