thats what I was thinking when reading the comments. How the heck have people had time to read it all and comment? I guess not :)

Also, I'm really curious to know if some of it is no longer valid. 14 years is a long time in science

Most people are also n apparently completely off-topic, as in giving advice completely contradictory to the OP (for example "always go to sleep at the same time alway") without even acknowledging that.