6:02 p.m.
I had another late nap this afternoon as I said I would yesterday. I started it at 3:30 and woke up an hour later. Like yesterday I had a little more difficulty falling asleep but I did rest better than when I was on the couch a day ago. We will have to see tonight if the later sleep period keeps me awake longer. If it does then I will definitely make 3:00 or 3:30 my normal time.
I was able to get a full morning of work in and was fairly lazy this afternoon. I remember my older brother saying how some of the editors at his university news paper get six hours of sleep a night. When I heard this I was at first discouraged because they were functioning with only an hour more than I am. I then thought about their caffeine and coffee consumption. I don’t drink any coffee and have very little in the way of caffeine. This sleep cycle is also healthier I believe so my mind was put at ease.
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Consistency, Finally
6:16 a.m.
Good morning everyone. If you were wondering if I stayed up until 1:00 last and got out of bed this morning on time, the answer would be yes. Two days in a row now I have stayed right on schedule. Last night though I went to bed ten minutes early because I was very tired. I was actually tired at about 9:00 p.m. I am going to chalk that up to me not getting a full one hour sleep. Overall though, I am pretty happy with the results.
Talking to my girlfriend yesterday she had said that she wanted to try the cycle and was actually planning on starting last night but I don’t think she did. I encouraged her to do so since if my routine becomes boring and predictable, I can post her results from the beginning. This would provide a cool contrast between two peoples experiences especially since she is much more forgetfull and laid back about her routines. Either way, I’ll give you a heads up. Unless you want to hear her results sooner just comment or tweet me that that’s the case and I’ll get on it.
Good morning everyone. If you were wondering if I stayed up until 1:00 last and got out of bed this morning on time, the answer would be yes. Two days in a row now I have stayed right on schedule. Last night though I went to bed ten minutes early because I was very tired. I was actually tired at about 9:00 p.m. I am going to chalk that up to me not getting a full one hour sleep. Overall though, I am pretty happy with the results.
Talking to my girlfriend yesterday she had said that she wanted to try the cycle and was actually planning on starting last night but I don’t think she did. I encouraged her to do so since if my routine becomes boring and predictable, I can post her results from the beginning. This would provide a cool contrast between two peoples experiences especially since she is much more forgetfull and laid back about her routines. Either way, I’ll give you a heads up. Unless you want to hear her results sooner just comment or tweet me that that’s the case and I’ll get on it.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Bowling And Sleeping Elsewhere
5:16 p.m.
I had the latest afternoon sleep period today. I came to my girlfriends house today in the morning and I'll be staying for dinner. We went bowling today with her family and I think I did all right (92). I didn't want to beat my girlfriend too badly so I kept it close for her sake. After bowling we came back and that was around quarter after three. Being the generous people they are I was set up with pillows and blankets and slept on the basement couch. I was able to sleep for at least half an hour so I'm a little hesitant to claim that it was a success.
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| Temporary sleeping quarters |
I have been considering moving the afternoon sleep block back to 4:00 so I will be less tired at night (11:00 to 1:00). I will try this again tomorrow and see what happens. My hope for tonight is that I am once again able to stay up until 1:00, am less tired, and finish the painting I started yesterday.
Back On Track
5:59 a.m.
Last night I went to bed about five minutes early on purpose and today I woke up right on time. I’m very glad that I decided to use the snooze button otherwise I would probably still be in bed right now. I would also like to add that my bed has never been as comfortable as it was at 5:00 a.m. during summer break. It was a struggle to get out of bed to say the least.
My run today went well, I’m very happy with today so far and I’ve been awake an hour. As far as my plans are for today, I’ll try to finish up that painting I posted last night and put some man hours into yard work.
I’ll be putting another update on the blog after my afternoon rest period.
Last night I went to bed about five minutes early on purpose and today I woke up right on time. I’m very glad that I decided to use the snooze button otherwise I would probably still be in bed right now. I would also like to add that my bed has never been as comfortable as it was at 5:00 a.m. during summer break. It was a struggle to get out of bed to say the least.
My run today went well, I’m very happy with today so far and I’ve been awake an hour. As far as my plans are for today, I’ll try to finish up that painting I posted last night and put some man hours into yard work.
I’ll be putting another update on the blog after my afternoon rest period.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
The End Of A Day, The Beginning Of Some Art
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| My work station, for now |
I’m not too tired although I fell the tiniest bit drowsy. It’s so small that I even considered not sharing it but I did. Because I care. With this lack of tiredness that I have been experiencing I started another work of art. I had meant to take a picture of it as I was priming the board but I forgot so below you can see my temporary work station (dining room table). This work is about half done and so far I’ve spent half an hour on it.
Overall today has went well. Church in the morning and my family went out for lunch and then I was fortunate enough to have a lazy afternoon and caught the CFL game between Calgary and Montreal. I have felt pretty good today.
Tomorrow I think that I’ll start the real physically demanding work in the yard and outside so that will be interesting to see how my body reacts to running on little sleep while physically working a lot. I hope I have some interesting results for once.
A Late Nap After A Late Morning
4:33 p.m.
I was very worried today because I realized around two thirty that I was not sleeping and had forgotten about the afternoon sleep cycle. Initially I was even more frustrated as I had already messed up today but I think it become something positive. I went to sleep at 3:00 and I fell asleep pretty fast. I went to sleep quickly and this shows that I have practiced falling asleep enough that I can now make my body sleep much better than I could before. This is very useful as I almost always had difficulty falling asleep.
The other good thing that came out of this is the fact that I have utilized a rest period at 1:00, 2:00 and 3:00. Three different times for my afternoon nap and they were all done successfully. This is exciting because it means that this rest period is very flexible. If you’re looking to try this biphasic cycle, don’t worry about needing a very strict schedule because you can actually change the time around daily. Granted, I haven’t strayed outside of the three hours but I don’t think much more than that would be an effective sleep schedule. This is still good news either way.
I was very worried today because I realized around two thirty that I was not sleeping and had forgotten about the afternoon sleep cycle. Initially I was even more frustrated as I had already messed up today but I think it become something positive. I went to sleep at 3:00 and I fell asleep pretty fast. I went to sleep quickly and this shows that I have practiced falling asleep enough that I can now make my body sleep much better than I could before. This is very useful as I almost always had difficulty falling asleep.
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| Happy Canada day! |
Another Late Morning
7:56 a.m.
I slept in again today. If it weren’t for sleeping in I would have no problems with my experiment. However, as it is, I’m sleeping in about half the time. This is getting to be very frustrating since it would make the project pointless if I continue to do so. I hope that simply hitting the snooze button no matter how awake I am will do the trick. I haven’t once used it so far because I didn’t feel like had a need for it. I’m thinking much differently at this point.
Last night went well, I stayed up right until 1:00 p.m. and I watched my first episode of Mad Men. It’s very well done but I’d recommend watching it in order and not jumping in wherever your older brother is. I was glad to have stayed up that late even though I almost dozed off a couple times and was drowsy.
So as this post shows you, I’m doing the sleep cycle but it’s the details that I’m getting ahold of. I don’t have anything wrong with me mentally or physically and I’ll stop telling you that after this because I haven’t felt off since the first couple days.
I slept in again today. If it weren’t for sleeping in I would have no problems with my experiment. However, as it is, I’m sleeping in about half the time. This is getting to be very frustrating since it would make the project pointless if I continue to do so. I hope that simply hitting the snooze button no matter how awake I am will do the trick. I haven’t once used it so far because I didn’t feel like had a need for it. I’m thinking much differently at this point.
Last night went well, I stayed up right until 1:00 p.m. and I watched my first episode of Mad Men. It’s very well done but I’d recommend watching it in order and not jumping in wherever your older brother is. I was glad to have stayed up that late even though I almost dozed off a couple times and was drowsy.
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| My typical breakfast, delicious |
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