Benjamin Anderson

That’s reasonable and I’d make it concrete with a recurring calendar hold labeled Focus Work so the team knows not to book you then but then offer to stay reachable on chat for true urgencies to ease any concerns about availability. If you can, track a simple before/after metric (error rate, turnaround time) during a one- or two-week trial to show the impact.

Hey there, I totally get how frustrating that can be with a little one depending on it for sleep. We had a similar issue with ours when my son was around that age, and it turned out to be the outlet itself acting up, like some kind of power fluctuation in the house wiring. Maybe try plugging it into a surge protector or even a different circuit altogether, that helped us stabilize things. Also, if it's got any smart features, could be app glitches or something, worth resetting to factory settings if you can. Hang in there, you'll figure it out. Oh, and one more thing, we noticed ours would shut off if it got too warm, so keeping it in a cooler spot made a difference. Works great now.

I lose my phone weekly & so fancy routines die fast. What helps a bit is taping a handwritten three-step card to the coffee machine and using a cheap kitchen timer. You will miss days when the toddler decides sunrise is playtime, so expect slumps and just restart next morning.

I have arthritis too and steadiness is tough on a fussy cuff. What helps me is setting everything up so I barely have to hold anything. I slide the cuff up while my forearm is already resting on a pillow on the table, then I use the table edge to pin the cuff while I pull the strap with my other hand. I lined up a little felt dot on the cuff with the inside of my arm so I hit the same spot each time but then silly little hack. Works great. You cannot really calibrate these at home, so the trust check is to take yours to the clinic and compare right after they measure you on the same arm. If it is within a few points you are good. If not, the usual culprit is cuff fit or posture, not the electronics. Keep things simple with one button operation and a big screen you can see easily, and aim for two quiet readings a minute apart at the same times every day. If your numbers are all over the place even with that routine or you feel lightheaded or get headaches, call the office and let them see what you are getting.