April 1, 2012
by alvaro
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Some of your comments and emails expressed concern about this experience being very hard. Re-reading some posts I realize that there’s a bias towards the downsides and difficulties. But in reality it is quite easy most of the time. I’ve … Continue reading
March 30, 2012
by alvaro
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Day 22: Things seem to be getting easier. The morning hours are quite productive even if naps don’t always fall into place. (2012/03/29, (3:30, 6, “just woke up”), (3:55, 7.5, “learning Object Oriented Programming“), (5:27, 6), (5:40,7), (6:20,5,”heavy eyes, sleepy”), … Continue reading
March 28, 2012
by alvaro
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Day 20: Today I have felt amazing clarity and wakefullness. Which is great as I had an important meeting with my friend and co-founder. Have I readapted already? I should adapt faster and faster when I oversleep now, so perhaps … Continue reading
March 25, 2012
by alvaro
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After oversleeping in the ferry yesterday I felt quite rested. I was physically tired after the 26,600 steps the day before and 10,000 today, but my mind and body felt rested. I couldn’t sleep on the 19h nap … but … Continue reading
March 25, 2012
by alvaro
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Today my schedule was shaken in a number of ways. After boarding the ship, we went to bed a little late. Perhaps the new environment and the rocking of the boat resulted in the first 25mn of light sleep. The … Continue reading
March 23, 2012
by alvaro
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Today my 7:00 nap was intense, filled with dreams and helped me solve a riddle! How did it do that? … I’m not really sure, but I had an instant of clarity similar to mathematical insight. I haven’t had them … Continue reading
March 22, 2012
by alvaro
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A few of you have been sending me tricks to stay awake, recommending not to overdose on coffee, and sharing your experiences. The first clarification is that polyphasic sleep is impossible if you use stimulants and depressants. It’s common in … Continue reading
March 21, 2012
by alvaro
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Hello again. I’m still alive. Unlike some of you have suggested (Sergio!) my pineal gland has not exploded, and I have not finally fallen asleep for 3 days :). I was just a little busy, that’s all. The processing of … Continue reading
March 19, 2012
by alvaro
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If you don’t know about polyphasic sleeping read this first. Today I slept very well. I had REM on all naps, and two nice periods of REM in the core sleep (It may be true that doing 3:20 instead of … Continue reading
March 18, 2012
by alvaro
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The quest continues! I’m back to sleeping every nap. And falling asleep in less than 10mn every time. Waking up at 2am feels easy (with a soft alarm) and I can get to work after 10 or 15mn. I’m starting … Continue reading