@ned I was about to send you a message asking some questions about Steemit inc and the pace of developement, but seeing this gave me a whole new insight that made me delay that.
My own sleep - as far as I know - have nothing to do with apnea, but I can empathize and sympathize with you having gone through this sort of thing. I still often wake up fully exhausted with pains in legs and arms that I can't fully explain, except they scream "you're dying", which is not a great feeling.
Thankfully I've been able to adjust my sleeping habits as of late with high doses of sleeping pills and a rigid schedule that I change for nothing except if I just can't sleep. Then I get up and go through a very specific "ritual" which I've hashed out over the years and that will most likely help me sleep within the next 2-4 hours.
Looking at things from a distance, I'm steadily getting better sleep, even though there are constant setbacks of course. It seems the pain in my legs and arms isn't going away fully, but I can live with that. In comparison to where I've been, I feel like a king and I've developed mental and physical tenacity that I think will serve me well in the future.
I hope you will reach awesome levels of energy and being now that you've had the surgery. You've earned it and that's the only worthy way to live anyways.
Cheers to great things in the future!
hi @the-ego-is-you. this minor health issue hasn't impacted development or business, thankfully, and fortunately, I'd been able to balance business on sub optimal sleep. it would take a much bigger issue for steemit not to be my number one priority
That's good to hear in many ways, but prioritize your health by all means.
I'm incredibly thankfull for the network that has been created for us here. But what is needed now - and I do think that I speak for a good number of Steemians when saying this, but also from experience in business - is a more appealing user interface.
I've noticed the same theme with both Bitshares and Steem: The technology is there, but the user interface appeals to a very select group of people. Techies or those that are already looking for alternatives to the giants, to be precise. But many individuals, if not most, do not care about what's under the surface. And to an extent, we can't demand that they should.
That's why when we talk about Apple or Steve, we don't normally think about Steve Wozniack. Though we should, but it was Jobs eye for design that made "Apple" as we know it.
I know that you understand and know this already. But I still wanted to say it. Now let's go out there and make history. Together. All of us.
Edit: Oh and please get on @steemittalk podcast soon, they're the best around here. Truly.