EPTOn December 22 2013 07:50 Release wrote:
OP hasn't posted in >2 days. He must be dead (or asleep)
OP hasn't posted in >2 days. He must be dead (or asleep)
I'm watching this thread very closely still, i hope you're wrong
Dymaxion Sleep Experiment - Sleeping 2 hours a day - Page 4
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kusto
Russian Federation823 Posts
I'm watching this thread very closely still, i hope you're wrong | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 22 2013 17:31 kusto wrote: I'm watching this thread very closely still, i hope you're wrong Oh shit, sorry guys, haha. Nope, everything has been going perfectly, pretty sure I'm adjusted now and everything is going well. It just seemed everyone lost interest so I stopped updating. But umm.. Yeah, all goes well! I mean occasionally I'm a little tired, but I was before. The worst thing that has happened really was I felt really tired and lazy one day so I slept in another 2 hours or so but that was just a problem with self-discipline / motivation. Overall though.. Experiment a success imo. I'll keep going and let you guys know as long as you're interested. ^^ | ||
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mancaked
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 23 2013 19:19 mancaked wrote: Why dont you progressively decrease you nap time? I have got my sleep down from 8 hours a day down to 3.5 hours in the last 2 months and will get it down to 2 hours in few more weeks. You should have checked http://pulsify.blogspot.com/ there are like quite a few people who are sleeping very less using the guide on there. Because I am already at 2 hours, the lowest safely possible imo? I'm sorry, I may have misunderstood the question. | ||
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Zealos
United Kingdom3576 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
That being said I did have a long day and it was the 9PM nap which is the hardest to wake up from probably. That being said throughout this I have napped several times and I have been able to adjust back extremely easily for the most part if I overslept accidentally. | ||
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kusto
Russian Federation823 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On December 30 2013 17:19 kusto wrote: Any updates? Experiment still running? Still alive, still running, some minor fuck-ups like forgetting an alarm and sleeping in a few hours once or twice. Overall though, things have been a success. ^^ | ||
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Wrongspeedy
United States1655 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On January 03 2014 15:44 Wrongspeedy wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfb1fUTXCy0 | ||
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Valestrum
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
What is worst about cycle? Who can do it and what kind of schedule do you need? Do you still get 2 hours of sleep or have you upped it to 4? 4 is still good. | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On January 16 2014 20:33 obesechicken13 wrote: You aren't dead? Share pls What is worst about cycle? Who can do it and what kind of schedule do you need? Do you still get 2 hours of sleep or have you upped it to 4? 4 is still good. Well, I may be in a coma or something, but I haven't confirmed it yet if that's the case. Pretty sure I'm alive and well. The worst thing about the cycle is two things probably: 1. You begin to miss sleep a fair bit. It's a bit unsatisfying thinking "Oh, I've had such a tiresome day, I can't wait to go home and just sleep for 12+ hours." and then not be able to sleep for more than 30 minutes. 2. Being social or wanting to go out becomes a lot more burdensome. I've had several times when I had to say I couldn't go out because I had a nap coming up, and I have had to walk away from watching a movie or TV show with my family several times to take a nap. Kind of sucks. I still get 2 hours of sleep. I won't lie and say I was perfect this entire time though. For all I know it might average 4 hours. I've had alarms fuck-up, I've felt shitty and just slept because I didn't care, I've overslept once or twice. Overall though, I've never gone a full day without taking a nap and I've slept only 2 hours the definite majority of the month+ of time I've been on the schedule. If there is one thing I'd say to someone wanting to do this sleep method (and it DEFINITELY isn't for everyone) it is this: YOU MUST BE MOTIVATED TO BE ON THIS SLEEP CYCLE. Usually a sleep cycle like this is taken up in a life or death situation. IE: A soldier under the constant threat of being ambushed or attacked and having to be alert and ready as much as possible. You won't be able to do this if you don't care about the extra 6 hours. You have to actively CHOOSE to TAKE those extra 6 hours every day. It's not incredibly hard, but it sure as hell isn't easy. Waking up from a 3:45AM nap with nothing really to do until 11:30AM for example takes a large amount of willpower to go "Yeah, I do want to get up now." instead of staying tucked away in a warm comfy bed. That being said though, it's not always bad waking up, it's typically just the 9PM or 3AM naps and that is only for the first few minutes of being awake (Until you get your blood flowing and put something in your stomach) | ||
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LaNague
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Mothra
United States1448 Posts
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On January 17 2014 00:32 LaNague wrote: do you still have dreams? Yep, very frequently, I dream more than ever. On January 17 2014 03:19 Mothra wrote: Are you drastically more productive now? About 30% more productive, if I had to put a number on it. | ||
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LaNague
Germany9118 Posts
the 2nd ones are rarely remembered because they happen in the deeper sleep states, but maybe you know. | ||
BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On January 17 2014 16:56 Valestrum wrote: Yep, very frequently, I dream more than ever. About 30% more productive, if I had to put a number on it. when you nap, you end up going into REM directly so I don't think it's so much as 'I dream more' but rather, you just remember them more | ||
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Valestrum
United States246 Posts
On January 18 2014 02:06 LaNague wrote: about the dreams, do you know if you have only 1st person dreams or do you also have the dreams where the dreamer isnt involved at all? the 2nd ones are rarely remembered because they happen in the deeper sleep states, but maybe you know. 1st and 3rd person only I believe.. I don't think I can ever remember having a dream that didn't involve myself in some form.. I mean, sometimes I (the dreamer) take a different form or body, but I don't recall ever having a dream in my life where I'm not there in any form. Wanted to say good job OP for not giving up so easily and continuing with this experiment. Thanks! when you nap, you end up going into REM directly so I don't think it's so much as 'I dream more' but rather, you just remember them more Actually, more is correct, since I wake up 4 times a day I now have approximately 4 times a many dreams. (Only counting dreams I can remember, of course.) | ||
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BigFan
TLADT24920 Posts
On January 18 2014 16:30 Valestrum wrote: 1st and 3rd person only I believe.. I don't think I can ever remember having a dream that didn't involve myself in some form.. I mean, sometimes I (the dreamer) take a different form or body, but I don't recall ever having a dream in my life where I'm not there in any form. Thanks! Actually, more is correct, since I wake up 4 times a day I now have approximately 4 times a many dreams. (Only counting dreams I can remember, of course.) np. Well, when it comes to dream, nap gets you into REM and then you wake up from the dream(your nap) and remember it. Most people don't remember their dreams because it's either they go into a deep sleep, are forgetful or wake up (likely) during a non-REM period. There are other reasons but my mind is too sleep to think of more XD | ||
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