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Day 1.5: Thoughts at a crossroads.

20 January 2012

I was planning to only post once per day about my polyphasic experimentation, but I had a few things I wanted to mention even just from the past 10 hours.

First, I think it's getting easier.  I realised that I feel pretty good most of the time, except when i get these insane, tugging bursts of fatigue.  My partner and I went for a short walk outside tonight and went to a coffee bar...

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Day 1: I hate this.

20 January 2012

I never realised how much I like sleeping.  In fact, I love it.  One of the things that appeals to me about Uberman is that you get to sleep 6 times per day.  And once my brain wises up and starts to kick me into REM sleep immediately, I'll have amazing epic dreams that will feel like hours while only taking 20 minutes.

In the meantime, this fucking blows.  I knew it was...

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It begins.

20 January 2012

So I guess I properly began Uberman tonight.  I slept "normally" the last two nights, maybe even a bit too much, so I figured it was time to give it a go.  I woke today around 1 PM.  At 8 PM, i took my first nap from 8 to 8:20.  I actually slept the whole 20 minutes as I was naturally tired, so I figured - GAME ON!

Midnight was the second scheduled nap, though I...

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Beginning a brave new era of sleep

20 January 2012

For the past six months, I was planning to begin the Uberman's sleep schedule this week.  It looked exciting enough to read about, but knowing that I had to move to another country followed by an immediate visit to the US made me think I should wait til I got back.

I'm back, and not quite into it yet as I have to catch up from a brutal 20 hour airport/plane experience first. But of...

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