EPTI commend your efforts, discipline, and willpower but also you are 19. Enjoy your sleep while you can and get out of the house and start doing things that make sleeping like this impossible. Start running around chasing girls (or boys) and having so much fucking fun you cannot help but pass out after MELTING YOUR BRAIN INTO YOUR PANTS FROM EXHAUSTION! We only get one life in this body and we only get our teens for so long.
Dymaxion Sleep Experiment - Sleeping 2 hours a day - Page 3
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
I commend your efforts, discipline, and willpower but also you are 19. Enjoy your sleep while you can and get out of the house and start doing things that make sleeping like this impossible. Start running around chasing girls (or boys) and having so much fucking fun you cannot help but pass out after MELTING YOUR BRAIN INTO YOUR PANTS FROM EXHAUSTION! We only get one life in this body and we only get our teens for so long. | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 17 2013 16:15 Wrongspeedy wrote: I would like to see someone working a full time job with kids try this. It would make a great sitcom. Also I don't think giving yourself an extra six hours a day means you're not procrastinating as much. I think it means you are giving yourself an extra six hours so you are doing a few more hours of work and procrastinating just as much. Not saying that you're not procrastinating less, its just the first thing that came to my mind. And if your performance does fall off, which I think whether you're willing to admit it or not will happen, is it really worth it to get those "extra" hours. I commend your efforts, discipline, and willpower but also you are 19. Enjoy your sleep while you can and get out of the house and start doing things that make sleeping like this impossible. Start running around chasing girls (or boys) and having so much fucking fun you cannot help but pass out after MELTING YOUR BRAIN INTO YOUR PANTS FROM EXHAUSTION! We only get one life in this body and we only get our teens for so long. Haha, there are people who have done it. Typically people give it up rather quickly though due to the rest of the world not being on the sleep schedule it quickly becomes inconvient to not be able to leave the house for more than 5 or so hours without having a nap. As for the procrastination thing, I completely see how you got the idea but that's not what I meant at all by it. I feel like I am procrastinating less not because I get more done in a day (Because +6 hours) but because each 6 hour block of the day feels kind of like its own mini-day and my mind goes "Oh, well I have to sleep in less than 6 hours, I want to get something done today though." so each block I'm always at least getting something done compared to a 24 hour cycle where I might get one thing done with the same mindset. So it's a combination of that + the extra hours that I have been finding a lot more progression. As for me being 19, I agree. However, I'm not a social person, I have a lot of anxiety and rarely leave the house and such and so until that changes I wouldn't be having any more enjoyment out of life than being on the schedule. Although I am slightly worried about the health affect on me, mostly because sleep is so mysterious to us still. However there have been people doing it for years without side affects so it helps some. If anything I'm just worried about slowing my biological growth that happens during youth. Regardless I don't plan on staying on this schedule longer than a single semester of college and considering I eat healthy, I don't drink, smoke, do drugs, etc.. This one vice shouldn't hurt too much. Plus there is a very solid chance I won't even make it a month, haha. But I am motivated so I like to think I can reach my goal before deciding to quit or stay on the schedule.  | ||
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Kleinmuuhg
Vanuatu4091 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 17 2013 18:59 Kleinmuuhg wrote: I wish I had a schedule that would allow me to live like this. Good luck and have fun Thanks! Feeling fantastic so far, but I've been told numerous time right now and the next few days will be hell for me while I adjust, but so far everything is going great! I'll keep you updated, thanks for the kind words. | ||
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kusto
Russian Federation823 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 17 2013 23:57 kusto wrote: Any update on your status? Or are you asleep now for a few.....days? Sorry, I was wondering around the house for a few minutes trying to get my blood flowing, haha. Pretty much just updated the main post. Woke up from this latest nap feeling notably tired still for the first time. I'm really hoping I won't have to force an extra nap, I think it will pass once I eat something though. Anyway, still up, on day 3 overall results so far have been great, not asleep for a few days yet, haha. ;P | ||
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Zealos
United Kingdom3571 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 18 2013 01:28 Zealos wrote: Theres no point having an extra nap. They're either gonna refresh you fully with one nap, or have no real effect. You're gonna feel really fucking shitty, and you've just gotta accept that and wait for the next nap. Yeah, I figured this was true. I decided against the nap and I actually feel better already so all is well. I just hope I don't have too many more tired awakenings in a row. | ||
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Kleinmuuhg
Vanuatu4091 Posts
On December 17 2013 19:22 Valestrum wrote: Thanks! Feeling fantastic so far, but I've been told numerous time right now and the next few days will be hell for me while I adjust, but so far everything is going great! I'll keep you updated, thanks for the kind words. from 16 hours / day to 22 h/day! you just increased by 37,5 %. Who wouldnt think thats awesome | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On December 18 2013 02:45 Kleinmuuhg wrote: from 16 hours / day to 22 h/day! you just increased by 37,5 %. Who wouldnt think thats awesome Assuming you reduce the amount of daily maintenance because maintenance does not grow linearly with number of hours awake, your hours of productivity would increase by more than 38%. | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
from 16 hours / day to 22 h/day! you just increased by 37,5 %. Who wouldnt think thats awesome It is pretty awesome to think of it that way, yeah ^_^ I'm really loving it so far, even this last nap where I woke up tired still 10/10 worth doing so far. I really look forward to being fully adjusted, I'm a little scared I won't be able to do it because of how difficult Dymaxion is for most people (Compared to every, uber, and other forms of polyphasic sleeping) and there hasn't been a large amount of people who have done it. So far so good though, I've made it farther than half the logs I've seen on Dymaxion so far and I have only just begun, haha. I feel motivated and resilient and think I can make my goal a reality as long as I retain the want. I think the key is just I need to stick to my guidelines which are: - Eat healthy ( Avoid junk food and food that requires my body to spend a lot of energy to absorb ) - Sleep off of beds ( So it's easier to not sleep-in ) - Stay active ( No staring at walls or laying on a couch watching TV ) - Maintain morale ( Keep up on blog posts, hopefully have support ) - Strict napping ( NEVER skip a nap. EVER. Never delay it more than a few minutes, try not to even do that. Above all though, never sleep in. ) - Drink lots of water ( Water is just my favorite drink, but it's so damn healthy I figure it has to help. ) - Set a goal for each 6 hour period so I am constantly accomplishing things and feeling good. Anyway, thanks again for the kind words. | ||
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kusto
Russian Federation823 Posts
On December 18 2013 00:13 Valestrum wrote: Sorry, I was wondering around the house for a few minutes trying to get my blood flowing, haha. Pretty much just updated the main post. Woke up from this latest nap feeling notably tired still for the first time. I'm really hoping I won't have to force an extra nap, I think it will pass once I eat something though. Anyway, still up, on day 3 overall results so far have been great, not asleep for a few days yet, haha. ;P I'm very curious at how your experiment will end. Please keep us updated frequently (this will probably motivate you even more to stay awake..) | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
I'm very curious at how your experiment will end. Please keep us updated frequently (this will probably motivate you even more to stay awake..) You and I both! I definitely post more frequently when people show interest and post by ideally I'd like to post after every nap (Like I have been doing with edits on page 1) Thanks for the post btw, I love knowing I'm not the only one who is interested in the experiment! | ||
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Roe
Canada6002 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
These next 3 hours until my 9:15PM nap will be slow.. | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
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kusto
Russian Federation823 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 19 2013 19:30 kusto wrote: I guess now the time has come where things get rough? How are you feeling in terms of mental capacity? Has you thinking become more blurry or slower than before the experiment? Things aren't rough, I guess all my years of sleep depreviation via hardcore gaming prepared me well for this when combined with following a set of tips and such for myself to follow. 100% sharp, no blurry or slower, I feel fantastic. Looking forward to the future with the shcedule. | ||
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
I've considered trying similar sleep schedules in the past, but I would honestly just benefit more from spending my 16 waking hours more efficiently than trying to spend more time awake. | ||
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Release
United States4397 Posts
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