Today is the last scheduled day of PolyPhasic sleep for this pattern in this experiment.
3am nap: 6 minutes (wasn't tired), but lay down anyway.
7am nap: 45 minutes
11am nap: 0
3pm nap: 0
7pm nap: 0
11pm nap: 60 minutes.. just went to bed.
For the last 40 days, I have undergone a sleep experiment. This sleeping pattern is commonly referred to as Uberman Polyphasic Sleep. My intention was to investigate the effects and possibility of sleeping only 20-30 minutes at a time and only 6 times a day.
It's quite apparent to me that I had considerably more time, while this experiment was going on. Day 40 was actually 11 days ago. QED. My daily bogging habit was most difficult to keep up with, and I miss it.
I would have to say that to do the Uberman flavor of Ployphasic, you will need to have large amounts of will power and the right environment. My friends and family, largely were very supportive, but even then, this change is considerably destructive to the normal way of things.
For me, I do no think Uberman is sustainable for any length of time.
In the grand scheme of things (there is always a grand scheme, whether you know about it or not!), some sort of schedule needs to be in place for me. If I try to sleep hours that are considered normal, I feel very sluggish.
Statistics:
Average hours slept per normal 24 hour cycle: 3.07
Fewest hours slept in a 24 hour cycle: 1.32
Most hours slept in a 24 hour cycle: 7.27 (serious oversleeping there!)
Things I managed to do that I normally do not have time for:
Blogging!
Creative writing.
House cleaning (worked on the den)
Staring off into space.
Yoga (I seriously miss that)
Life readjustment and prioritization.
Sweet dreams,
Maarburg.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
PolyCycle Day Thirty Six-Thirty Nine
Things have been a bit hectic.
That is an understatement.
The last few days have been a frantic battle to remain focused and conscious. Stress is at an all time high, and it is the consensus that stress is the cause of my sudden facial inflammation. Hives.
Perhaps the details of the sources of the stress will make themselves known in the days to come, perhaps not.
Either way, the last few days have not been productive, in general, and certainly not been 'on schedule'.
I am hoping that today (actual day 40) will be a turning point. Reason to be left unstated.
Day Synopsis:
36- Good Polyphasic Day with the exception of missing two naps. Total Sleep Time= 1.57 hours
37- Missed 7pm nap and doubled up the 11pm nap, but otherwise, a good PolyPhasic day. Total Sleep Time= 2.82 hours
38- 3am nap turned into 6 hour nap. Skipped remaining naps. Total Sleep Time= 6 hours
39- 3am nap turned into 4 hour nap. Took additional nap at around 4pm and the scheduled nap at 11pm. Total Sleep Time= 4.67 hours
In theory, I should be concluding this experiment in three days.
Unfortunately, my current work load is probably going to force me to continue, at least to the point where I'm caught up.
"When you're a deluded, fearful stress-monkey, you stockpile jungle fruits day and night. When you're a relaxed, happy, self-actualized monkey, a single banana is too much. -Steve Jackson"
I am not a relaxed, happy, self-actualized monkey.
MtM
That is an understatement.
The last few days have been a frantic battle to remain focused and conscious. Stress is at an all time high, and it is the consensus that stress is the cause of my sudden facial inflammation. Hives.
Perhaps the details of the sources of the stress will make themselves known in the days to come, perhaps not.
Either way, the last few days have not been productive, in general, and certainly not been 'on schedule'.
I am hoping that today (actual day 40) will be a turning point. Reason to be left unstated.
Day Synopsis:
36- Good Polyphasic Day with the exception of missing two naps. Total Sleep Time= 1.57 hours
37- Missed 7pm nap and doubled up the 11pm nap, but otherwise, a good PolyPhasic day. Total Sleep Time= 2.82 hours
38- 3am nap turned into 6 hour nap. Skipped remaining naps. Total Sleep Time= 6 hours
39- 3am nap turned into 4 hour nap. Took additional nap at around 4pm and the scheduled nap at 11pm. Total Sleep Time= 4.67 hours
In theory, I should be concluding this experiment in three days.
Unfortunately, my current work load is probably going to force me to continue, at least to the point where I'm caught up.
"When you're a deluded, fearful stress-monkey, you stockpile jungle fruits day and night. When you're a relaxed, happy, self-actualized monkey, a single banana is too much. -Steve Jackson"
I am not a relaxed, happy, self-actualized monkey.
MtM
Sunday, September 23, 2007
PolyCycle Day Thirty Five
Decided, in a sleep addled daze, to try a MonoPhasic reset.
Last night, I chose to sleep like a normal person in the attempt to start from a position of being well rested. (540)
3am nap: Still asleep
7am nap: Still asleep
11am nap: Skipping
3pm nap: Skipping
7pm nap: Attempted, but found no sleep. Though I was in complete state of relaxation when the paper shredder went into use. Who needs physical activity to get your hear rate up?
11pm nap: Napping.. would be easier if there was quiet and stillness.
Begin again, at the beginning, after the end, for there is no end, no beginning, only here. Only now, and even that has passed.
Last night, I chose to sleep like a normal person in the attempt to start from a position of being well rested. (540)
3am nap: Still asleep
7am nap: Still asleep
11am nap: Skipping
3pm nap: Skipping
7pm nap: Attempted, but found no sleep. Though I was in complete state of relaxation when the paper shredder went into use. Who needs physical activity to get your hear rate up?
11pm nap: Napping.. would be easier if there was quiet and stillness.
Begin again, at the beginning, after the end, for there is no end, no beginning, only here. Only now, and even that has passed.
PolyCycle Day Thirty Four
Again, fighting the body/mind for sleep.
Not sure which direction I can take. Quite unable to wake up at the alarm. I've been playing with the idea of a MonoPhasic reset. We'll see how the day progresses.
3am nap: none
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: Attempted to nap. Slept, maybe, to minutes out of the 40 that I tried. I don't understand how I can be so exhausted and yet not be able to nap.
Picked up a new alarm clock. No idea were the previous one is.
11pm nap: none.
Not sure which direction I can take. Quite unable to wake up at the alarm. I've been playing with the idea of a MonoPhasic reset. We'll see how the day progresses.
3am nap: none
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: Attempted to nap. Slept, maybe, to minutes out of the 40 that I tried. I don't understand how I can be so exhausted and yet not be able to nap.
Picked up a new alarm clock. No idea were the previous one is.
11pm nap: none.
Friday, September 21, 2007
PolyCycle Day Thirty Three
3am nap: Slept until 6am.. with the alarm blaring from 3:30.
7am nap: None
11am nap: None
3pm nap: 30 minutes - Passed out. I don't recall any dreams.
7pm nap: None
11pm nap: None
Some have commented on the lack of detail in the most recent blogs.
This has very much to do we me not getting enough sleep in this last week. Oddly enough, I am technically getting more sleep, but feeling less rested.
Breakdown of average hours slept by week:
Week 1 - 3.33 hrs
Week 2 - 3.26 hrs
Week 3 - 2.9 hrs
Week 4 - 3.75 hrs
Week 5 - 4.37 hrs
7am nap: None
11am nap: None
3pm nap: 30 minutes - Passed out. I don't recall any dreams.
7pm nap: None
11pm nap: None
Some have commented on the lack of detail in the most recent blogs.
This has very much to do we me not getting enough sleep in this last week. Oddly enough, I am technically getting more sleep, but feeling less rested.
Breakdown of average hours slept by week:
Week 1 - 3.33 hrs
Week 2 - 3.26 hrs
Week 3 - 2.9 hrs
Week 4 - 3.75 hrs
Week 5 - 4.37 hrs
Thursday, September 20, 2007
PolyCycle Day Thirty Two
Managed to sleep for close to an hour with the alarm blaring. The mind fights for itself.
(54 minutes)
3am nap: First normal (as defined by previous Polyphasic naps) in many days. (28 min). Though, I'm already looking forward to the next nap.
7am nap: 6:30 to 7:40. slept almost 40 minutes with the alarm blaring. (70 min)
11am nap: Tried, unsuccessfully to nap.. awake the whole time.. though I did have a rather pleasant day dream.
3pm nap: Again, attempts to nap failed.
7pm nap: Skipped.
11pm nap: Restless sleep. 35 min.
Not a whole lot going on.
This is a very busy time for work, so I'm spending most of my intellect to that endeavor.
I feel a bit more confident that I can get back on to the Uberman schedule. But it's been a tough week, to be sure.
(54 minutes)
3am nap: First normal (as defined by previous Polyphasic naps) in many days. (28 min). Though, I'm already looking forward to the next nap.
7am nap: 6:30 to 7:40. slept almost 40 minutes with the alarm blaring. (70 min)
11am nap: Tried, unsuccessfully to nap.. awake the whole time.. though I did have a rather pleasant day dream.
3pm nap: Again, attempts to nap failed.
7pm nap: Skipped.
11pm nap: Restless sleep. 35 min.
Not a whole lot going on.
This is a very busy time for work, so I'm spending most of my intellect to that endeavor.
I feel a bit more confident that I can get back on to the Uberman schedule. But it's been a tough week, to be sure.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
PolyCycle Day Thirty One
Complete exhaustion.
3am nap: I remember waking up at the end of the allotted time, and just not having the ability to move. It was like I was paralyzed. 360 minutes.
7am nap: Not taken
11am nap: Unable to sleep, despite being very tired.
3pm nap: Unable to sleep for more than a few moments at a time.
7pm nap: None
11pm nap: Had a very hard time getting to sleep, and then the alarm went off. Decided to try for another 30 minutes.
(40min)
Combine my totally fsked sleep schedule, neither Monophasic nor Polyphasic at this point, and the avalanche of work for this time of year, one longs for revenge.
Very tired, physically and mentally.
Becoming apathetic.
I need to get one of these things under control soon.
MtM
"Everything falls apart even the people who never frown eventually break down,
Everything has to end you'll soon find we're out of time to watch it all unwind"
3am nap: I remember waking up at the end of the allotted time, and just not having the ability to move. It was like I was paralyzed. 360 minutes.
7am nap: Not taken
11am nap: Unable to sleep, despite being very tired.
3pm nap: Unable to sleep for more than a few moments at a time.
7pm nap: None
11pm nap: Had a very hard time getting to sleep, and then the alarm went off. Decided to try for another 30 minutes.
(40min)
Combine my totally fsked sleep schedule, neither Monophasic nor Polyphasic at this point, and the avalanche of work for this time of year, one longs for revenge.
Very tired, physically and mentally.
Becoming apathetic.
I need to get one of these things under control soon.
MtM
"Everything falls apart even the people who never frown eventually break down,
Everything has to end you'll soon find we're out of time to watch it all unwind"
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
PolyCycle Day Thirty
Today, I will attempt to reestablish the PolyPhasic Uberman Sleep patern. Should be easier, but.. sheesh.
For the record..
My average sleep time for the last 29 days = 3.37 hours.
Average sleep for last 7 days = 4.28
Really wish I'd kept a better log of my sleep paterns before this experiment.
3am nap: Definitely could have used more sleep. Mind is protesting. 28 minutes.
7am nap: Very untired. Decided to skip. I will probably take an extra nap at night to fill in.
11am nap: Zonked right out. 25min
3pm nap: Skipped
7pm nap: Skipped. All though, I was told I took a good number of micro naps (some of which included snoring). Unknown time.
11pm nap: Out like a light.. another Zonk Nap.
Overall, I feel like I've got more brain power.. but still, there is a fog to fight thru.
Tonight is going to be a rough night.
I do not have high hopes from productivity, but there are some projects that I must finish. The Work comes first, dontcha know.
I'll be doing those first.
For the record..
My average sleep time for the last 29 days = 3.37 hours.
Average sleep for last 7 days = 4.28
Really wish I'd kept a better log of my sleep paterns before this experiment.
3am nap: Definitely could have used more sleep. Mind is protesting. 28 minutes.
7am nap: Very untired. Decided to skip. I will probably take an extra nap at night to fill in.
11am nap: Zonked right out. 25min
3pm nap: Skipped
7pm nap: Skipped. All though, I was told I took a good number of micro naps (some of which included snoring). Unknown time.
11pm nap: Out like a light.. another Zonk Nap.
Overall, I feel like I've got more brain power.. but still, there is a fog to fight thru.
Tonight is going to be a rough night.
I do not have high hopes from productivity, but there are some projects that I must finish. The Work comes first, dontcha know.
I'll be doing those first.
Monday, September 17, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty Nine
Complete oversleep from last nights 11pm nap. Feeling very guilty for sleeping so much. Odd, that thought. Awoke at 5am for ~5 hours of guilty sleep.
I feel, in general, quite horrible and have strong intentions to return to Polyphasic (Uberman) by forgoing sleep today and begin napping again at 3am.
Bare with me on this next part, as I'm not sure that I can communicate it completely and fully. Sort of a Catch-22 in here.
All through out my experiment with Polyphasic, I had the sense of being drowsy. Slightly sleepy. That was countered somewhat, by what I feel was in increase in higher vision thinking. I'm not sure how to describe this, and I'll use the convenient excuse of actually getting Monophasic sleep for the last 3 days as to why that is hard to explain. Perhaps I will have the opportunity to go back and read this and expound upon that a bit with a higher vision thinking. Any-who, for the last two days.. after semi-intentionally returning to Monophasic, I have felt rather miserable, and easily distracted. "Shinny Thing!" Not fun. My ability to concentrate is very low, and even writing this has taken me the better part of an afternoon. I'm sure that this will pass as my body readjusts back to Monophasic. Too bad that I don't intend to do that.
3am nap: Still asleep from yesterday.
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: none
11pm nap: none
In general, I feel like I spent the last two days alternating between glasses of Gewurztraminer and shots of Herradura.
I feel, in general, quite horrible and have strong intentions to return to Polyphasic (Uberman) by forgoing sleep today and begin napping again at 3am.
Bare with me on this next part, as I'm not sure that I can communicate it completely and fully. Sort of a Catch-22 in here.
All through out my experiment with Polyphasic, I had the sense of being drowsy. Slightly sleepy. That was countered somewhat, by what I feel was in increase in higher vision thinking. I'm not sure how to describe this, and I'll use the convenient excuse of actually getting Monophasic sleep for the last 3 days as to why that is hard to explain. Perhaps I will have the opportunity to go back and read this and expound upon that a bit with a higher vision thinking. Any-who, for the last two days.. after semi-intentionally returning to Monophasic, I have felt rather miserable, and easily distracted. "Shinny Thing!" Not fun. My ability to concentrate is very low, and even writing this has taken me the better part of an afternoon. I'm sure that this will pass as my body readjusts back to Monophasic. Too bad that I don't intend to do that.
3am nap: Still asleep from yesterday.
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: none
11pm nap: none
In general, I feel like I spent the last two days alternating between glasses of Gewurztraminer and shots of Herradura.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty Eight
Sleep experiment gone awry, certainly. Slept from 3am to 7:30am
BTW.. Check in for class was 7:30 starting at 8am.
23 miles in 25 minutes.
Managed to stay awake in class, more some than some of those weak humans that normally spend hours supine and still. Such fragile creatures. There was continued discussion of some substance called "el-trip to fan". Odd that they all seem aware of the 'dangers', yet consume this toxin anyway. I fear that I shall never understand the workings of their scrambled minds.
3am nap: See above
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: none
11pm nap: Went to bed with the intention of getting up in 30 minutes.
Actual (60 minutes)
Very very tired. More so than the initial sleep depreivation phase that I underwent some 27 days ago.
BTW.. Check in for class was 7:30 starting at 8am.
23 miles in 25 minutes.
Managed to stay awake in class, more some than some of those weak humans that normally spend hours supine and still. Such fragile creatures. There was continued discussion of some substance called "el-trip to fan". Odd that they all seem aware of the 'dangers', yet consume this toxin anyway. I fear that I shall never understand the workings of their scrambled minds.
3am nap: See above
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: none
11pm nap: Went to bed with the intention of getting up in 30 minutes.
Actual (60 minutes)
Very very tired. More so than the initial sleep depreivation phase that I underwent some 27 days ago.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty Seven
At some point.. I must have decided that I will have no time for naps today, and if I'm going to get any sleep whatsoever, it's got to be in the morning. Woke up at 5:30.
(5.5 hours) Not sure if I'm furious at myself for letting this happen, or patting myself on the back for having the foresight to realize that I will not have the opportunity to sleep during class, and thus sleep before will be helpful.
Regardless, I feel like I've been drinking all night and slept in my clothes, in the back of a strangers car, only to be woken up by someone throwing a bowling ball through the windshield.
3am nap: 330 minutes.
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: none
11pm nap: none
Don't know where I'm going, don't know where I been.
Quick Stats: STR: 5 DEX: 5 CON: 5 INT: ?? WIS: ?? CHA: 5
(5.5 hours) Not sure if I'm furious at myself for letting this happen, or patting myself on the back for having the foresight to realize that I will not have the opportunity to sleep during class, and thus sleep before will be helpful.
Regardless, I feel like I've been drinking all night and slept in my clothes, in the back of a strangers car, only to be woken up by someone throwing a bowling ball through the windshield.
3am nap: 330 minutes.
7am nap: none
11am nap: none
3pm nap: none
7pm nap: none
11pm nap: none
Don't know where I'm going, don't know where I been.
Quick Stats: STR: 5 DEX: 5 CON: 5 INT: ?? WIS: ?? CHA: 5
Friday, September 14, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty Six
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but don't hit the snooze.
3am nap: 30 minute nap followed by 20 minute.. um.. snooze. It appears that my mind/body is still trying to reconcile this schedule. Going into a weekend of two 12 hours classroom trainings, I'll be honest and state right now that I don't see me getting back on schedule this weekend. Frustrated with hitting the snooze. I think I'm stressing out, and at the same time not putting enough effort into getting back on schedule. This should be easier that I'm making it.
7am nap: 30 minutes.
11am nap: Skipped.
3pm nap: Able to sleep for about 16 minutes.... perplexing.
7pm nap: Skipped.
11pm nap: Had trouble getting to sleep.
Worried about what I'm going to do for tomorrows training class. I will have, probably, two breaks and a lunch, and zero control of what time they occur. Ended up playing a little game with the snooze alarm. (45 minutes)
Quick Stats: STR: 12 DEX: 13 CON: 9 INT: 9 WIS: 7 CHA: 5
3am nap: 30 minute nap followed by 20 minute.. um.. snooze. It appears that my mind/body is still trying to reconcile this schedule. Going into a weekend of two 12 hours classroom trainings, I'll be honest and state right now that I don't see me getting back on schedule this weekend. Frustrated with hitting the snooze. I think I'm stressing out, and at the same time not putting enough effort into getting back on schedule. This should be easier that I'm making it.
7am nap: 30 minutes.
11am nap: Skipped.
3pm nap: Able to sleep for about 16 minutes.... perplexing.
7pm nap: Skipped.
11pm nap: Had trouble getting to sleep.
Worried about what I'm going to do for tomorrows training class. I will have, probably, two breaks and a lunch, and zero control of what time they occur. Ended up playing a little game with the snooze alarm. (45 minutes)
Quick Stats: STR: 12 DEX: 13 CON: 9 INT: 9 WIS: 7 CHA: 5
Thursday, September 13, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty Five
I've been feeling exceptionally run down the last few days, so I've decided to toss in an additional nap to see if that helps:
3am nap: Ahh the sweet lure of sleep. 30 minutes.
Bonus Nap: 4am: Felt very strange to wake up from my 3 am, wander around for half an hour and head back to bed. Still feel drained. Perhaps when I wake up a bit more. As well as not feeling all too chipper the last few days, the productivity level of the morning hours is pathetic. Adding to the feeling that I should just try sleeping. The hope that I can reestablish the sleep pattern and get the productivity back like it was last week keeps me going. With the classroom training that is coming this weekend.. I have the feeling that I'm accelerating into a brick wall.
Don't get me wrong.. I still think, even at this low point in the experiment, that my productivity is, overall, still better than it was before.
7am nap: Double nap.. to see if my messed up feeling is more sleep related, than stress related. Didn't seem to help..
11am nap: Unable to really get to sleep.. Could be the double naps. Spent a good amount of the 30 minutes in a placid day dream. Surprisingly filled with energy, though I still have a nagging headache from yesterday. (Let's assume that it's not from any sleep triggers)
3pm nap: Wow.. had an Epiphany Nap Darn.. it's gone. 26 minutes of crystal clear thought. Wow....
7pm nap: Sleep alluded me again. Schedule is definitely whacked.
11pm nap: Nice 30 minute nap.. no known dreaming.
Quick Stats: STR: 15 DEX: 12 CON: 12 INT: 16 WIS: 18 CHA: 6
3am nap: Ahh the sweet lure of sleep. 30 minutes.
Bonus Nap: 4am: Felt very strange to wake up from my 3 am, wander around for half an hour and head back to bed. Still feel drained. Perhaps when I wake up a bit more. As well as not feeling all too chipper the last few days, the productivity level of the morning hours is pathetic. Adding to the feeling that I should just try sleeping. The hope that I can reestablish the sleep pattern and get the productivity back like it was last week keeps me going. With the classroom training that is coming this weekend.. I have the feeling that I'm accelerating into a brick wall.
Don't get me wrong.. I still think, even at this low point in the experiment, that my productivity is, overall, still better than it was before.
7am nap: Double nap.. to see if my messed up feeling is more sleep related, than stress related. Didn't seem to help..
11am nap: Unable to really get to sleep.. Could be the double naps. Spent a good amount of the 30 minutes in a placid day dream. Surprisingly filled with energy, though I still have a nagging headache from yesterday. (Let's assume that it's not from any sleep triggers)
3pm nap: Wow.. had an Epiphany Nap Darn.. it's gone. 26 minutes of crystal clear thought. Wow....
7pm nap: Sleep alluded me again. Schedule is definitely whacked.
11pm nap: Nice 30 minute nap.. no known dreaming.
Quick Stats: STR: 15 DEX: 12 CON: 12 INT: 16 WIS: 18 CHA: 6
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Polycycle Day Twenty Four
3am nap: Found/Fixed my Shure headphones.. yea me. 26 minutes of .. zonk.
7am nap: Decided that I need a bit more sleep.. or at least more time not thinking. Took a bit of time just laying down.. some napping.. 70 minutes. No noticeable REM.
11am nap: Wish someone told me that HP training was going to last that long... 0 minutes
3pm nap: Too stressed out to nap.. 5 minutes at the most. But I lay down the whole time. Kind of a Murphy Nap
7pm nap: Zonked... again.. ~60 minutes. Very little dreaming.
11pm nap: Still recovering from messed up sleep patterns. Out like a light and awoke, unrested. 30min.
I realize that in yesterdays post I mentioned the dragster.. but that is an empty pointer. I removed a section of the blog... .. here's part of what I removed.
I'm not sure how long I'm going to continue this particular experiment. The Everman concept has a number of advantages, and on some level I have done that before, and when I oversleep, I'm doing that now. This weekend I have back to back 12 hour classes. It will be decidedly difficult to adhere to my nap schedule.
Quick Stats: STR: 15 DEX: 12 CON: 10 INT: 6 WIS: 5 CHA: 5
" got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing
You can spend you whole life working for something,
Just to have it taken away"
7am nap: Decided that I need a bit more sleep.. or at least more time not thinking. Took a bit of time just laying down.. some napping.. 70 minutes. No noticeable REM.
11am nap: Wish someone told me that HP training was going to last that long... 0 minutes
3pm nap: Too stressed out to nap.. 5 minutes at the most. But I lay down the whole time. Kind of a Murphy Nap
7pm nap: Zonked... again.. ~60 minutes. Very little dreaming.
11pm nap: Still recovering from messed up sleep patterns. Out like a light and awoke, unrested. 30min.
I realize that in yesterdays post I mentioned the dragster.. but that is an empty pointer. I removed a section of the blog... .. here's part of what I removed.
Today, and somewhat the last few days have been like a dragster that is beginning to fishtail as it screams desperately down the track. I've found myself feeling strong emotional and mental state swings. Calm and relaxed one moment and then filled with a desperate need to be doing something (usually something specific) the next. Moments of manic activity followed by blank stares.Got a lot of attention today. Seems the FM's have GREP's what I'm doing. Fun to explain Polyphasic to people that have no concept. My running average number of minutes slept per 24hours is 189. That's about 3.16 hours of sleep per 24 hour period. Yes, I'm keeping track. There is a rather large margin of error in that number, but I would propose that the true value is actually lower, rather than higher. When I lay down for a nap with my MaarPod, the sleep program is 30 minutes. If I sleep until the alarm goes off, I count that as 30 minutes. That is assuming that I fall asleep instantly upon pressing play. Not the case. All though there have been a few naps where I don't even remember laying down.
I'm not sure how long I'm going to continue this particular experiment. The Everman concept has a number of advantages, and on some level I have done that before, and when I oversleep, I'm doing that now. This weekend I have back to back 12 hour classes. It will be decidedly difficult to adhere to my nap schedule.
I'll put it up for a vote and see who responds.
Quick Stats: STR: 15 DEX: 12 CON: 10 INT: 6 WIS: 5 CHA: 5
" got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing
You can spend you whole life working for something,
Just to have it taken away"
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Polycycle Day Twenty Three
That Dragster I spoke of yesterday slammed itself into the wall at nearly 220MPH, launching itself into the crowd and killing 4. I distinctly remember trying to figure out which fragging alarm clock was going off. Let's call this a mental health nap, rather than an oversleep. 240 minutes.
3am nap: see "dragster into crowd"
7am nap: To take.. or not take? Decided Yes. 35min.
11am nap: Skipped. Had some very important things to work on.
3pm nap: I need to remember to lock out my MaarPod. No juice. I lay in the massage chair instead. That next nap.. seems soo far away.
7pm nap: When nap time came back around... I was not tired. So I pushed on.
11pm nap: Didn't really get to sleep..for long.. fits and starts. Arose.. unrested. Grumpy. Not feeling too confident that I can make it to tomorrows 3am... and if I do.. I doubt that I'll be able to keep it to a REM nap.
Bad day.
Not feeling like I want to continue this.
Quick Stats: STR: 5 DEX: 5 CON: 5INT: 5WIS: 5CHA: 5
" Can't you see that its just raining"
3am nap: see "dragster into crowd"
7am nap: To take.. or not take? Decided Yes. 35min.
11am nap: Skipped. Had some very important things to work on.
3pm nap: I need to remember to lock out my MaarPod. No juice. I lay in the massage chair instead. That next nap.. seems soo far away.
7pm nap: When nap time came back around... I was not tired. So I pushed on.
11pm nap: Didn't really get to sleep..for long.. fits and starts. Arose.. unrested. Grumpy. Not feeling too confident that I can make it to tomorrows 3am... and if I do.. I doubt that I'll be able to keep it to a REM nap.
Bad day.
Not feeling like I want to continue this.
Quick Stats: STR: 5 DEX: 5 CON: 5INT: 5WIS: 5CHA: 5
" Can't you see that its just raining"
Monday, September 10, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty Two
3am nap: I was expecting this nap to be very difficult, but I think my trouble this weekend had more to do with my body wanting to be on one sleep cycle or the other. Presented with the 20 minute sleep cycle, my mind recognized and complied. Ripley even seemed to realize that it was nap time and took advantage of my inability to chase her off the couch.
7am nap: Out like a light.. and woke up feeling capital. Though it occurred off schedule at 8:15 (20 min)
11am nap: Call this one skipped. Too much work.. and too much frantic brain activity.
3pm nap: Slunk off early. Ended up with a Nap-22. 12 minutes. Rest of the time was spent debating the merits of going back to sleep vs staying awake.
7pm nap: My mind was in full manic mode, so I read for about 20 minutes before napping. This session contained some of the most intense dreaming I've experienced. The first part (like dreams have nice clean chapter selections) was obviously influenced by one of the books I am reading (Nymphonation). The next phase might be an expression of the frustration I feel. It was pure hate and murder. Bloody and violent. When I awoke, it took me several minutes to reestablish where I was. My hands shook and continued to do so for then next 30 minutes. Very frightening.
11pm nap: Really not looking forward to going back to sleep. The memory of the previous session still fresh in my mind. Blood on my hands. Decided that reading might be able to settle my mind. Not that it worked before. Read until past midnight.
I have certainly come to the conclusion that there is simply more things on my plate than there hours in the day, regardless of how many or few of those hours I decide to sleep away. There is a feeling like a dragster fishtailing down a track. Desperate attempts to control something that desperately does not want to be controlled.
Quick Stats: STR: 13 DEX: 10 CON: 8 INT: 7 WIS:4 CHA: 5
"All night hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something"
7am nap: Out like a light.. and woke up feeling capital. Though it occurred off schedule at 8:15 (20 min)
11am nap: Call this one skipped. Too much work.. and too much frantic brain activity.
3pm nap: Slunk off early. Ended up with a Nap-22. 12 minutes. Rest of the time was spent debating the merits of going back to sleep vs staying awake.
7pm nap: My mind was in full manic mode, so I read for about 20 minutes before napping. This session contained some of the most intense dreaming I've experienced. The first part (like dreams have nice clean chapter selections) was obviously influenced by one of the books I am reading (Nymphonation). The next phase might be an expression of the frustration I feel. It was pure hate and murder. Bloody and violent. When I awoke, it took me several minutes to reestablish where I was. My hands shook and continued to do so for then next 30 minutes. Very frightening.
11pm nap: Really not looking forward to going back to sleep. The memory of the previous session still fresh in my mind. Blood on my hands. Decided that reading might be able to settle my mind. Not that it worked before. Read until past midnight.
I have certainly come to the conclusion that there is simply more things on my plate than there hours in the day, regardless of how many or few of those hours I decide to sleep away. There is a feeling like a dragster fishtailing down a track. Desperate attempts to control something that desperately does not want to be controlled.
Quick Stats: STR: 13 DEX: 10 CON: 8 INT: 7 WIS:4 CHA: 5
"All night hearing voices telling me
That I should get some sleep
Because tomorrow might be good for something"
Sunday, September 9, 2007
PolyCycle Day Twenty One
3am nap: Woke up with the alarm and felt a bit more refreshed and awake that I have in the last 3 days. (30min)
7am nap: Repeated use of the Sleep button. Frustration. Not sure to call it an oversleep or the body demanding that I get some REM. 70 min
11am nap: Took me awhile to get to REM. Got awoken by the alarm and turned it off. Got awoken by my wife, and managed to make some excuse for her to let me sleep. Got back into the "Crisis at the Airport Control Tower" dream. Sleeping time.. hard to tell. ~45 min
3pm nap: Went to the Maui Craft fair instead. Yea me.
7pm nap: Drove around looking for some bakery and then dinner. Skipped nap. Yea me again.
11pm nap: Doubled up on the nap.. 25 + 35 minutes.
This weekend was plagued with missed naps and was a large blur. Certainly this would lead you to believe that this sleep pattern is just not sustainable for a busy life. I would have to agree with you in principle, but I think that there would be a way to change the spacing of the naps and perhaps even swing into the Everyman cycle for the trip and back to the Uberman once back to normal.
Quick Stats: STR: 12 DEX: 13 CON: 16 INT: 9 WIS: 10 CHA: 5
"I want to feel that lightning strike me .
And burn me down .
Knock me out!
Knock me out!"
7am nap: Repeated use of the Sleep button. Frustration. Not sure to call it an oversleep or the body demanding that I get some REM. 70 min
11am nap: Took me awhile to get to REM. Got awoken by the alarm and turned it off. Got awoken by my wife, and managed to make some excuse for her to let me sleep. Got back into the "Crisis at the Airport Control Tower" dream. Sleeping time.. hard to tell. ~45 min
3pm nap: Went to the Maui Craft fair instead. Yea me.
7pm nap: Drove around looking for some bakery and then dinner. Skipped nap. Yea me again.
11pm nap: Doubled up on the nap.. 25 + 35 minutes.
This weekend was plagued with missed naps and was a large blur. Certainly this would lead you to believe that this sleep pattern is just not sustainable for a busy life. I would have to agree with you in principle, but I think that there would be a way to change the spacing of the naps and perhaps even swing into the Everyman cycle for the trip and back to the Uberman once back to normal.
Quick Stats: STR: 12 DEX: 13 CON: 16 INT: 9 WIS: 10 CHA: 5
"I want to feel that lightning strike me .
And burn me down .
Knock me out!
Knock me out!"
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Polycycle Day Twenty
Minor setback or major catastrophe? Time will tell. Fighting desperately to stay awake, I think I took an involuntary nap on the computer. Computer did not short out from leaked saliva. This is a good thing.
3am nap: No problem getting to sleep. Herculean effort to get out of bed. That split second concept that "I need to get up"... if it's not grasped with white knuckled fists, right then, will be lost. Managed it this time. 30min
7am nap: Can't believe. Hotel alarm did not go off. Obviously a user error.. but.. sheesh. Batteries for portable alarm clock.. deceased, one would suppose from lack of sleep. Lay down at ~7 and woke up slightly after 8. 65 min.
11am nap: Unable to nap. Skipped.
3pm nap: Slept in car. Unknown length of time. Guessing 45 minutes. The lack of structure at this time is causing large volumes of havoc.
7pm nap: Slept past alarm. 45min.
11pm nap: Every cell in my body is either screaming for caffeine or sleep. Some, bipolar at this point are screaming for a sleepytime latte with an extra shot. 45 min
Completely exhausted. Shouldn't be driving. The mention of Enya causes an involuntary closing of my eyes. The last 24 hours have a very dreamlike quality to them. The disturbing, I wish I'd wake up now, sort of dream.
Quick Stats: STR: 12 DEX: 10 CON: 9 INT: 5 WIS: 5 CHA: 5
"I'm not afraid to dream- to sleep, sleep forever"
3am nap: No problem getting to sleep. Herculean effort to get out of bed. That split second concept that "I need to get up"... if it's not grasped with white knuckled fists, right then, will be lost. Managed it this time. 30min
7am nap: Can't believe. Hotel alarm did not go off. Obviously a user error.. but.. sheesh. Batteries for portable alarm clock.. deceased, one would suppose from lack of sleep. Lay down at ~7 and woke up slightly after 8. 65 min.
11am nap: Unable to nap. Skipped.
3pm nap: Slept in car. Unknown length of time. Guessing 45 minutes. The lack of structure at this time is causing large volumes of havoc.
7pm nap: Slept past alarm. 45min.
11pm nap: Every cell in my body is either screaming for caffeine or sleep. Some, bipolar at this point are screaming for a sleepytime latte with an extra shot. 45 min
Completely exhausted. Shouldn't be driving. The mention of Enya causes an involuntary closing of my eyes. The last 24 hours have a very dreamlike quality to them. The disturbing, I wish I'd wake up now, sort of dream.
Quick Stats: STR: 12 DEX: 10 CON: 9 INT: 5 WIS: 5 CHA: 5
"I'm not afraid to dream- to sleep, sleep forever"
Polycycle Day Nineteen
Note to others that may be attempting this. Don't skip naps and check to make sure that you set the alarm and armed it.
3am nap: Managed to oversleep. Didn't I just say I thought I was past that? It's the missed nap thing. I set my alarm, but forgot to move the little dial thingy to say ALM ON. Didn't oversleep as bad as I'd thought.. but I know from experience that this is going to be a long day.
7am nap: Feeling like my body has been beaten to a bloody mass, sucked through a hose and reassembled. Took a nap, hoping to salvage some brain cells for the day. (Eh, I'm on holiday, so who cares)
11am nap: -Skipped to try and get back on schedule
3pm nap: Hard time getting to sleep, and even harder waking up. 35 minutes of deadtime
7pm nap: Napped at the hotel. Attempting to get back on track. 25
11pm nap: Vague memories of a dream. Good sign I hope.
Pretty much a lost day. Most of the morning was spent wandering a Mall in Maui. Vague thoughts occasionally bubbling up to the surface, only to burst before I could grasp them.
Quick Stats:
STR: 10 DEX: 7 CON: 7 INT: 10 WIS: 15 CHA: 3
"You know the part about life
Is just a waking dream
Well I know what you mean
But that ain't how it seems right here, right now"
3am nap: Managed to oversleep. Didn't I just say I thought I was past that? It's the missed nap thing. I set my alarm, but forgot to move the little dial thingy to say ALM ON. Didn't oversleep as bad as I'd thought.. but I know from experience that this is going to be a long day.
7am nap: Feeling like my body has been beaten to a bloody mass, sucked through a hose and reassembled. Took a nap, hoping to salvage some brain cells for the day. (Eh, I'm on holiday, so who cares)
11am nap: -Skipped to try and get back on schedule
3pm nap: Hard time getting to sleep, and even harder waking up. 35 minutes of deadtime
7pm nap: Napped at the hotel. Attempting to get back on track. 25
11pm nap: Vague memories of a dream. Good sign I hope.
Pretty much a lost day. Most of the morning was spent wandering a Mall in Maui. Vague thoughts occasionally bubbling up to the surface, only to burst before I could grasp them.
Quick Stats:
STR: 10 DEX: 7 CON: 7 INT: 10 WIS: 15 CHA: 3
"You know the part about life
Is just a waking dream
Well I know what you mean
But that ain't how it seems right here, right now"
Thursday, September 6, 2007
PolyCycle Day Eighteen
My fear of oversleeping is gone. Now, my biggest concern is making sure that I'm utilizing my time well. My 3-7 cycle was mostly wasted today. Lot of TV and little anything else.
3am nap: Adaptation looks to be complete. I set my alarms (Watch, Battery Powered, Standard Nightstand), lay down and after a few moments, fell right to sleep. About 20 minutes later, I awoke and turned off the unneeded alarms.
7am nap: Due to the need to leave the house at 6:30, I took my 7am nap at 5:30... Then we turned out not to leave the house till much later. A little zombie-like in the thought process.
11am nap: Quick. Less then 15 minutes. Did not feel fully rested. It should be noted that even though I'm saying "not fully rested" I still feel like I have more energy and more cognitive juice to play with.
3pm nap: Some little thief was in the Quiet Room.. so I had to wait over half an hour. Boo Hoo. Full 28 minutes and nice dreaming. A Pan Galactic Gargle Nap.
7pm nap: Unable to get to sleep on the plane.
11pm nap: Catching up with and old friend. Yes Ogre, I just called you old. Buaahhaahhaa.
Little worried that I will oversleep, but I'm going to take a double nap (I'll have to add that to the Pollynap list) and then continue on as normal. Fingers crossed and all that.
Quick Stats:
STR: 14
DEX: 16
CON: 18
INT: 16
WIS: 10
CHA: 4
3am nap: Adaptation looks to be complete. I set my alarms (Watch, Battery Powered, Standard Nightstand), lay down and after a few moments, fell right to sleep. About 20 minutes later, I awoke and turned off the unneeded alarms.
7am nap: Due to the need to leave the house at 6:30, I took my 7am nap at 5:30... Then we turned out not to leave the house till much later. A little zombie-like in the thought process.
11am nap: Quick. Less then 15 minutes. Did not feel fully rested. It should be noted that even though I'm saying "not fully rested" I still feel like I have more energy and more cognitive juice to play with.
3pm nap: Some little thief was in the Quiet Room.. so I had to wait over half an hour. Boo Hoo. Full 28 minutes and nice dreaming. A Pan Galactic Gargle Nap.
7pm nap: Unable to get to sleep on the plane.
11pm nap: Catching up with and old friend. Yes Ogre, I just called you old. Buaahhaahhaa.
Little worried that I will oversleep, but I'm going to take a double nap (I'll have to add that to the Pollynap list) and then continue on as normal. Fingers crossed and all that.
Quick Stats:
STR: 14
DEX: 16
CON: 18
INT: 16
WIS: 10
CHA: 4
Wednesday, September 5, 2007
PolyCycle Day Seventeen
3am nap: Went by in a flash. In fact the 11pm to 3am cycle seemed to flip right past. Awoke at the sound of the alarm. Recollection of working on two laptops during my dream. Mental clarity is high, as is energy.
7am nap: I remember dreaming, but not what about. Feeling very mellow today.
11am nap: Dropped into sleep almost immediately and woke up right before my alarm was to go off. Uncanny, it is. And kinda cool. I've given control of my body up to the aliens.
3pm nap: Again.. dropped right off into a deep sleep. The dream for this cycle was "Carnival". Very large group of friends were in what I am assuming a South American country for the festival. For my birthday, I suppose. Our group was very large and quite boisterous and quickly created a rolling party. Popping into street side bars for a round of X and the off down the street to see what puu puu's the next place had. Now if I only had enough money to fly all my friends to So. America for the weekend.. Woke up 21 minutes into the sleep mp3, with 5 minutes left to play. Uncanny. I'm beginning to believe that either aliens have taken over my brain, or that my brain has begun to seriously consider this new sleep pattern.
7pm nap: Tired, but not all that sleepy. Might have slept for 10 minutes.
11pm nap: Dropped quickly in to sleep and woke before my 30 minute alarm went off.
Gotta tell ya, it's rather weird.
Things are weird.
On on hand, I can tell that my thinking is still a little blurry, but at the same time, there is a clarity here. (Yup, sounds like I'm loosing it.) My mood is very calm. Things that normally would get at me are floating right past. Not as if I don't notice, but more like I'm more in control about how I react to things.
Seems sustainable.
I figured that I would inevitably want to break every clock.
Quick Stats:
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 16
INT: 19
WIS: 13
CHA: 4
7am nap: I remember dreaming, but not what about. Feeling very mellow today.
11am nap: Dropped into sleep almost immediately and woke up right before my alarm was to go off. Uncanny, it is. And kinda cool. I've given control of my body up to the aliens.
3pm nap: Again.. dropped right off into a deep sleep. The dream for this cycle was "Carnival". Very large group of friends were in what I am assuming a South American country for the festival. For my birthday, I suppose. Our group was very large and quite boisterous and quickly created a rolling party. Popping into street side bars for a round of X and the off down the street to see what puu puu's the next place had. Now if I only had enough money to fly all my friends to So. America for the weekend.. Woke up 21 minutes into the sleep mp3, with 5 minutes left to play. Uncanny. I'm beginning to believe that either aliens have taken over my brain, or that my brain has begun to seriously consider this new sleep pattern.
7pm nap: Tired, but not all that sleepy. Might have slept for 10 minutes.
11pm nap: Dropped quickly in to sleep and woke before my 30 minute alarm went off.
Gotta tell ya, it's rather weird.
Things are weird.
On on hand, I can tell that my thinking is still a little blurry, but at the same time, there is a clarity here. (Yup, sounds like I'm loosing it.) My mood is very calm. Things that normally would get at me are floating right past. Not as if I don't notice, but more like I'm more in control about how I react to things.
Seems sustainable.
I figured that I would inevitably want to break every clock.
Quick Stats:
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 16
INT: 19
WIS: 13
CHA: 4
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Pollynap types.
From the Wayward Wellingtonians:
I'd like to add a ninth:
9. The Zonk (AKA The Negative Time Share)
You feel pretty tired and fall asleep quickly. When you awake, you feel just like you did when you laid down, pretty tired. No dreams, no rest.. ARgh.. should have stayed up and played Halo2.
Since we started sleeping polyphasically, I've noticed the quality and nature of naps varies quite a bit. Most naps are just "standard" naps, but I get at least one of these naps each week or so:
8. The Paradox (AKA The Traitor, The Pan Galactic Gargle Nap)
Everything seemed to go so well. You lay down on schedule, fell asleep right away, and had a lovely dream involving cake, meadows and fluffy animals. Yet you wake up feeling like someone stuffed your head full of polystyrene and poured bleach in your eyes.
Luckily, the effect tends to fade away after a few minutes.
7. The Time Warp (AKA The Forgotten Oversleep, The WTF Nap)
Three hours have passed, both alarm clocks have been switched off, along with the light and the MP3 player. You may also have had a drink and been to the bathroom at some point. The last thing you remember is lying down.
6. The Newbie Nap (AKA Murphy's Nap, The Coffee Victim)
Your eyes refuse to stay open. Your body is exhausted. Your brain feels like it's been stuffed with cotton wool. You lie down expecting the best nap of your life.
Instead, you spend 20 minutes thinking about how badly you want to get to sleep. The ticking clock, humming refrigerator, faint noises from next door and blinking LED on the VCR also don't help.
5. The Phantom Nap (AKA The Non-Nap, The Wake)
You were awake when you lay down. You were awake when the alarm went off. You don't remember waking up. Did you sleep in between? No-one will ever know. Unless someone heard you snoring.
4. The Nap-22 (AKA The No-Win-Nap, The Nap-And-A-Half-Without-The-Nap)
You wake up feeling pretty good. Eyes open, head clear. But there's a problem. You still have half your time left. Do you get up, or go back to sleep?
If you get up you'll feel tired later. If you go back to sleep you'll feel tired when you wake up. You may as well just give up and sleep through to the next nap (not really).
3. The Micronap (AKA The Surprise, The iNap Nano)
Why did the hand of that clock jump forward two minutes?
2. The Snap (AKA The Epiphany, The Crystal Pillow)
You suddenly snap awake, with one minute left on the clock. You feel like your whole life has been a lead-up to this one moment of startling and unexpected clarity.
Work fast. You have about 5 minutes before you go back to normal.
1. The Chrono-Nap (AKA The Bullet-Time, The Saga)
You fall asleep almost immediately and have an incredibly long and detailed dream. You wake up what feels like hours later, cursing yourself for oversleeping, only to realize you've been asleep five minutes.
You resist the urge to call your monophasic friends and tell them how awesome polynapping is.
I'd like to add a ninth:
9. The Zonk (AKA The Negative Time Share)
You feel pretty tired and fall asleep quickly. When you awake, you feel just like you did when you laid down, pretty tired. No dreams, no rest.. ARgh.. should have stayed up and played Halo2.
PolyCycle Day Sixteen
11-3am cycle was filled with the energy missing from the rest of the day. Managed to make significant progress on a number of fronts.
3am nap: I've decide that the possibility of falling asleep and oversleeping on the 3am nap is greater than all others and to nap on the couch or floor. This particular nap was on the living room floor. My mental capacity right now is leading me to think that I might just be better off sleeping. First I need to fully integrate into this schedule. Creativity seems to be a bit higher in the wee hours. Might have something to do with lowered fear of looking like an idiot.
7am nap: Nice Sunday morning feeling to this nap. Awoke with just a hint of being drowsy.
11am nap: Powernap in the Quiet room. Took almost 30 minutes for my brain to reach anything related to cognitive skill.
3pm nap: Why did I forget to turn off my phone?!? 11 minutes into sleep.. Spent the rest of the allotted nap time with eyes closed and pretending to sleep. I'll need to make up that REM.
7pm nap: Attempted to sleep in the car outside a restaurant. I'm not sure why, but I have a bit of trouble sleeping in this car. Very light sleep for 1o minutes or so.
11pm nap: Pure exhaustion hit me around 10:30. Dropped into sleep immediately. Woke up because of the alarm (I've been waking prior for awhile now), and decided that I needed a bit more. Reset the alarms and went back to sleep. Awoke still a little on the groggy side, but with a bit more energy.
Quick Stats:
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 16
INT: 14
WIS: 13
CHA: 10
3am nap: I've decide that the possibility of falling asleep and oversleeping on the 3am nap is greater than all others and to nap on the couch or floor. This particular nap was on the living room floor. My mental capacity right now is leading me to think that I might just be better off sleeping. First I need to fully integrate into this schedule. Creativity seems to be a bit higher in the wee hours. Might have something to do with lowered fear of looking like an idiot.
7am nap: Nice Sunday morning feeling to this nap. Awoke with just a hint of being drowsy.
11am nap: Powernap in the Quiet room. Took almost 30 minutes for my brain to reach anything related to cognitive skill.
3pm nap: Why did I forget to turn off my phone?!? 11 minutes into sleep.. Spent the rest of the allotted nap time with eyes closed and pretending to sleep. I'll need to make up that REM.
7pm nap: Attempted to sleep in the car outside a restaurant. I'm not sure why, but I have a bit of trouble sleeping in this car. Very light sleep for 1o minutes or so.
11pm nap: Pure exhaustion hit me around 10:30. Dropped into sleep immediately. Woke up because of the alarm (I've been waking prior for awhile now), and decided that I needed a bit more. Reset the alarms and went back to sleep. Awoke still a little on the groggy side, but with a bit more energy.
Quick Stats:
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 16
INT: 14
WIS: 13
CHA: 10
Monday, September 3, 2007
PolyCycle Day Fifteen
The cycle from 11am to 3am was one of pure exhaustion. Barely able to sit upright, let alone put a thought together. Not sure exactly what I did to keep from crashing.
3am nap: Very Very drowsy.. Walking dead type of drowsy. Morning yoga may very well be a long term positive side effect.
7am nap: Still feeling sleepy.. but more of the Sunday Afternoon sleepy. Zoned out in front of the TV watching CSI Miami. Yawn.
11am nap: Nothing special to note with the exception that I'm consistently waking up before the alarm goes off.
3pm nap: Dreams were a high speed visual assault. Think Videodrome.
7pm nap: First repeat dream. Nice. I can get used to this. Almost every nap cycle today has produced dreams. Not entirely sure of the significance of this, but it is rather pleasant.
11pm nap: Slept soundly and dreamt. I was very very close to oversleeping. I lay in bed for about 20 minutes barely conscious.
Overall I have not felt rested today. I am attributing this to the reintroduction phase from Friday morning's oversleep.
Quick Stats:
STR: 15
DEX: 19 (I pwn you at Mario Party 8)
CON: 14
INT: 4
WIS: 4
CHA: 5
3am nap: Very Very drowsy.. Walking dead type of drowsy. Morning yoga may very well be a long term positive side effect.
7am nap: Still feeling sleepy.. but more of the Sunday Afternoon sleepy. Zoned out in front of the TV watching CSI Miami. Yawn.
11am nap: Nothing special to note with the exception that I'm consistently waking up before the alarm goes off.
3pm nap: Dreams were a high speed visual assault. Think Videodrome.
7pm nap: First repeat dream. Nice. I can get used to this. Almost every nap cycle today has produced dreams. Not entirely sure of the significance of this, but it is rather pleasant.
11pm nap: Slept soundly and dreamt. I was very very close to oversleeping. I lay in bed for about 20 minutes barely conscious.
Overall I have not felt rested today. I am attributing this to the reintroduction phase from Friday morning's oversleep.
Quick Stats:
STR: 15
DEX: 19 (I pwn you at Mario Party 8)
CON: 14
INT: 4
WIS: 4
CHA: 5
PolyCycle Day Fourteen
Day two in the outdoors.
3am nap: Thanks go out to Claudio and Anton for the fascinating conversation that helped get me to 3am. Very very tired. This nap went rather well. Woke up before the alarm went off.
7am nap: Claudio made it until about 4am (Guessing), but Anton, obviously not yet out of 'root beer' was more than willing to engage me in debate to help me stay up.
Yes, he stayed up with me until 7am. Family never goes out of style.
11am nap: Still very tired from trying to get back on schedule. This nap began almost immediately, and contained a very vivid dream. I awoke after 17 minutes of sleep with my pulse in the 170's and slightly disoriented. Once I realized I was dreaming, I lay back down and was able to control the direction of the dream.. Actor and director. Sweet.
3pm nap: Event pack down seems to take forever. An extended member of our group got caught in a downpour as we were about ready to leave. We, being who we are, stopped to laugh.. er.. help out. There's something about helping someone with absolutely no expectations of payment/reward. We carried his belongings from the his campsite to the permanent structure in the rain. Then carried them to his truck. Good and self rewarding work.
Nap pushed back to 4pm. Pure exhaustion.
7pm nap: I delayed this nap until 8pm to see if I could normalize the nap structure a bit. Awaking from this nap provided no sense of rest of sleep. Needed to hold on to the handrail to go down the stairs. Tired.
11pm nap: Extremely difficult to scrape myself out of bed. Strong feeling of being the walking dead. Constant and determined effort is required to keep eyes open. Needed some activity that required minimal brain work, and some physical activity. Console Video Games to the rescue. Mario Party 8.
Quick Stats:
STR: 18 (lots of lifting today)
DEX: 17 (play sword fighting with the kids)
CON: 16 Surviving (not yet thriving) on 20 minute power naps..
INT: 8 Is this really a good idea?
WIS: 10
CHA: 5 -Need shave and a shower.
3am nap: Thanks go out to Claudio and Anton for the fascinating conversation that helped get me to 3am. Very very tired. This nap went rather well. Woke up before the alarm went off.
7am nap: Claudio made it until about 4am (Guessing), but Anton, obviously not yet out of 'root beer' was more than willing to engage me in debate to help me stay up.
Yes, he stayed up with me until 7am. Family never goes out of style.
11am nap: Still very tired from trying to get back on schedule. This nap began almost immediately, and contained a very vivid dream. I awoke after 17 minutes of sleep with my pulse in the 170's and slightly disoriented. Once I realized I was dreaming, I lay back down and was able to control the direction of the dream.. Actor and director. Sweet.
3pm nap: Event pack down seems to take forever. An extended member of our group got caught in a downpour as we were about ready to leave. We, being who we are, stopped to laugh.. er.. help out. There's something about helping someone with absolutely no expectations of payment/reward. We carried his belongings from the his campsite to the permanent structure in the rain. Then carried them to his truck. Good and self rewarding work.
Nap pushed back to 4pm. Pure exhaustion.
7pm nap: I delayed this nap until 8pm to see if I could normalize the nap structure a bit. Awaking from this nap provided no sense of rest of sleep. Needed to hold on to the handrail to go down the stairs. Tired.
11pm nap: Extremely difficult to scrape myself out of bed. Strong feeling of being the walking dead. Constant and determined effort is required to keep eyes open. Needed some activity that required minimal brain work, and some physical activity. Console Video Games to the rescue. Mario Party 8.
Quick Stats:
STR: 18 (lots of lifting today)
DEX: 17 (play sword fighting with the kids)
CON: 16 Surviving (not yet thriving) on 20 minute power naps..
INT: 8 Is this really a good idea?
WIS: 10
CHA: 5 -Need shave and a shower.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Day Thirteen interval post
Going camping.
Car camping.. but hey, I'll take what I can get, OK.
No post until Sunday night.
I'm eager to see how I will fill the time between 3am and 7am, in the dark.
Alone. Without my normal distractions.. and the benefit of light.
This, I think, is going to be quite tough.
See you in a few cycles.
MtM
Car camping.. but hey, I'll take what I can get, OK.
No post until Sunday night.
I'm eager to see how I will fill the time between 3am and 7am, in the dark.
Alone. Without my normal distractions.. and the benefit of light.
This, I think, is going to be quite tough.
See you in a few cycles.
MtM
PolyCycle Day Thirteen
Camping at Ho'omaluhia Bontanical Gardens today.
3am nap: Did not sleep very well and awoke very tired. No more than 10 minutes. I am a little stressed out about oversleeping and I do not like to pack for a trip last minute.
7am nap: Restless. No more than 10 minutes of sleep. Not fully packed for the camping trip.
11am nap: This nap was taken in the heat of midday, in a tent. Sleep was obtained, but it was very restless, and unsatisfying.
3pm nap: Tent nap. I managed about 10 minutes of good sleep. I awoke to hear the gang of children trying to sneak up on me. I'm sorry to report that this limited potential for any ninjas in that group. Ninja's don't giggle. Ever.
This group that I'm hanging out with, is familiar with what I'm doing, but the extended group of course, was not. I must enjoy being different. The looks on peoples faces is great.
7pm nap: Slipped away for my nap almost un-noticed. Strange environment and sounds seem to be preventing me from feeling truly relaxed. Add that to a feeling of 'not really tired'.
11pm nap: Now entering dangerous territory. It's dark, we are out in nature. There are many signals that the brain interprets as sleep triggers. We conquer them thru electricity, but I think they are too ingrained in our brains for it to disappear. For this nap, I tried to reinforce in my mind the need to get back up again. It's natural to go to sleep when it's dark, you are tired, and well fed, not to mention a bit of physical activity. (Yes, I did just imply that this experiment in not natural. Silly, you think anyone would assume that it was?)
Now.. to make until 3am.
Quick Stats:
STR: 17 \
DEX: 16 ---- Nothing like a bit of physical activity (setting up camp) to make you feel healthy.
CON: 16 /
INT: 14
WIS: 9 doubting my wisdom in attempting to do polyphasic without the electronic stimulus.
CHA: 13
3am nap: Did not sleep very well and awoke very tired. No more than 10 minutes. I am a little stressed out about oversleeping and I do not like to pack for a trip last minute.
7am nap: Restless. No more than 10 minutes of sleep. Not fully packed for the camping trip.
11am nap: This nap was taken in the heat of midday, in a tent. Sleep was obtained, but it was very restless, and unsatisfying.
3pm nap: Tent nap. I managed about 10 minutes of good sleep. I awoke to hear the gang of children trying to sneak up on me. I'm sorry to report that this limited potential for any ninjas in that group. Ninja's don't giggle. Ever.
This group that I'm hanging out with, is familiar with what I'm doing, but the extended group of course, was not. I must enjoy being different. The looks on peoples faces is great.
7pm nap: Slipped away for my nap almost un-noticed. Strange environment and sounds seem to be preventing me from feeling truly relaxed. Add that to a feeling of 'not really tired'.
11pm nap: Now entering dangerous territory. It's dark, we are out in nature. There are many signals that the brain interprets as sleep triggers. We conquer them thru electricity, but I think they are too ingrained in our brains for it to disappear. For this nap, I tried to reinforce in my mind the need to get back up again. It's natural to go to sleep when it's dark, you are tired, and well fed, not to mention a bit of physical activity. (Yes, I did just imply that this experiment in not natural. Silly, you think anyone would assume that it was?)
Now.. to make until 3am.
Quick Stats:
STR: 17 \
DEX: 16 ---- Nothing like a bit of physical activity (setting up camp) to make you feel healthy.
CON: 16 /
INT: 14
WIS: 9 doubting my wisdom in attempting to do polyphasic without the electronic stimulus.
CHA: 13
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