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Have you considered that your diet and exercise routines may have a greater impact on your cognitive abilities than sleep? Can you provide more information on your daily routine?

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Good point, no, I haven't considered that. I eat breakfast late due to my work routine. If I'm working from home I get up have coffee around 6.30am then work until around 11.30 before getting breakfast. If I'm at the office I up around 5.30, get coffee at the station around 6.30am. I then work on the train until I get in the office around 8.30am I don't eat in this time at all. Maybe I should just not eat, seems I work better without food.

The issue probably has something to do with the fact that you don't eat. Assuming that your last meal comes sometime between 7-10pm, that means you're going 13-16 hours without food. It's likely that body directs all energy to digesting food and then recovering from your 'starvation'.

I am not a nutritionist but try eating something small, first thing in the morning, maybe some nuts or a smoothie.

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