So I had my nap from 8:45 to 10:15. I got in bed 15 minutes early because I wasn't too tired. I ended up falling asleep sometime around 8:45 which worked out.
I used Brian Eno, fairly quietly. Now I just need to wait and see if this messes me up for the rest of the "day."
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Nick: Fifth Day, Nap
I did it! I fell asleep for this past nap within less than five minutes of getting into bed. How? A big glass of milk and not staring into the computer screen for roughly 30 minutes before the nap. It seems to have worked for me. I wasn't on the computer before my nap because I was having dinner then helping clean up right up until coming upstairs and crawling into bed. I think I'll try reading for the 30 minutes before my 3am sleep to keep me off the computer. I'm off to wash my face and start being productive!
Nick: Fifth Day
My tiredness is starting to improve. I woke up on time this morning, showered, went to school. I've been tired all day, but noticeably less than yesterday... progress! I drank some milk before bed last night (relaxes the mind) and was asleep within 15 or 20 minutes. Hopefully this will keep up.
I aim to be adjusted to this sleep schedule by the end of the week. Or at least adjusted to the point where I don't feel tired all day. Probably within a month I should be entirely adjusted to it and hopefully able to fall asleep within a few minutes of laying down. That's my goal.
I aim to be adjusted to this sleep schedule by the end of the week. Or at least adjusted to the point where I don't feel tired all day. Probably within a month I should be entirely adjusted to it and hopefully able to fall asleep within a few minutes of laying down. That's my goal.
John: Fifth? Day
Morning was hell. I had my cellphone and normal alarm set and it still took someone else to wake me up. Next time I am going to use a combinate of a normal alarm, cell phone, and music alarm on my computer. If that doesn't wake me up nothing will.
I read somewhere online today that a person sleeps better if there is white noise in the room. My computer fan provides some but I am going to try sleeping with some really ambient Brian Eno.
I digress. I was zombie-like even after I got out of my shower but, by the time I got to school I had recovered. By 9 I was completely alert, and, aside from a few times I got a bit sleepy, I've been fine all day. I am at work now so I probably won't get to my nap until 7:30 or so which could be awful. We will see.
Overall, I feel pretty good most of the time, enough to make it still worthwhile.
Also, I don't think we have mentioned this: Nick and I are stopping our soda drinking as well. I almost grabbed a orange soda at work out of habit, but I remembered.
I read somewhere online today that a person sleeps better if there is white noise in the room. My computer fan provides some but I am going to try sleeping with some really ambient Brian Eno.
I digress. I was zombie-like even after I got out of my shower but, by the time I got to school I had recovered. By 9 I was completely alert, and, aside from a few times I got a bit sleepy, I've been fine all day. I am at work now so I probably won't get to my nap until 7:30 or so which could be awful. We will see.
Overall, I feel pretty good most of the time, enough to make it still worthwhile.
Also, I don't think we have mentioned this: Nick and I are stopping our soda drinking as well. I almost grabbed a orange soda at work out of habit, but I remembered.
Monday, January 8, 2007
Nick: Fourth Day, Nap
Well, my tiredness is gone! Slept pretty solid during my evening nap, although it did take me a little bit to fall asleep. I've been reading around online and lots of people suggest listening to boring audio books quietly with headphones while trying to sleep.. apparently it knocks you out quick. Maybe I'll have some sub-conscious retention of the book--get my school reading done while I'm sleeping! Depending on how my sleep goes over the next couple of days I may end up trying this out.
Nick: Fourth Day
I'm tired. And I was all day. Since I've been messing up my schedule quite a bit this past weekend, this is understandable. Yesterday I stuck strictly to the schedule and I plan to do the same all this week. Hopefully I'll get into the swing of things soon.
Looking forward to my 6:30 nap...
Looking forward to my 6:30 nap...
John: Fourth Day
Waking up this morning wasn't horrible, although I did have to be woken up by a person. I got slightly tired around 12:30 as I was watching a fairly dry movie. By 1:15 I was alert again. I was playing with the idea of going running but I think I'm going to read now.
I got a lot of work done last night post-midnight. Just as before, I am staying completely awake and alert until about 2:30. Tomorrow will be interesting because I have work that takes up the time I would usually nap.
One thing that is important to remember: The reason that the sleep is more effective as two parts is that when we sleep we get the most REM sleep (the part of the sleep cycle that rejuvenates our minds) out of our first two sleep cycles then they start to get less and less effective, but, when we break up the cycles, we can achieve two "first cycles" in a day. This results in more energy from less sleep. Humans used to sleep this way, animals (as far as I know) still do too.
I got a lot of work done last night post-midnight. Just as before, I am staying completely awake and alert until about 2:30. Tomorrow will be interesting because I have work that takes up the time I would usually nap.
One thing that is important to remember: The reason that the sleep is more effective as two parts is that when we sleep we get the most REM sleep (the part of the sleep cycle that rejuvenates our minds) out of our first two sleep cycles then they start to get less and less effective, but, when we break up the cycles, we can achieve two "first cycles" in a day. This results in more energy from less sleep. Humans used to sleep this way, animals (as far as I know) still do too.
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