April 10, 2012
by alvaro
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Why would I pull myself out of bed at 2:30 am? Or even attempt a schedule with 2h30of sleep? There are 5 main reasons that keep me motivated. More time. Completing the 70 items on my todo list. Experiencing new states of mind and lucid dreaming. Challenging the accepted human limits and getting interesting results for my sponsors. Continue reading
April 7, 2012
by alvaro
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Dear readers, First of all apologies for the long delay in my posts. I’m working very hard while carrying out this experiment, and I haven’t managed to automate the data processing yet. This combined with some travelling means I take … Continue reading
April 3, 2012
by alvaro
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Day 26: It was a difficult morning. This was most likely due to yesterday’s strange naps (predominantly light sleep) which didn’t feel very re-energizing and left me tired through much of the day. (2012/04/02, (3:21,5, “eyes feel more irritated than … Continue reading
March 26, 2012
by alvaro
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As expected I was tired (after oversleeping yesterday) but managed to make it through the morning. Here’s the quick diary: (2012/03/26, (3:30, 6, “just woke up”), (3:55, 7.5, “learning, coding”), (5:05, 7, “itchy eyes”), (5:21,6,”yawn, sleepy”), (5:45,4,”nodding off”), (6:41,4, “woke … 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 13, 2012
by alvaro
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Waking up was Ok. I could concentrate and work quite well until 5:30. Time at which I got drowsy and sleepy. However some activity snapped me out of it and I got back to work. It’s day 4 of the … Continue reading
March 9, 2012
by alvaro
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My phone talks to the headband. Don’t worry, I’m not hearing voices (yet) … what I mean is that they communicate wirelessly. This allows a feature called “smart wake”. You give an interval (say between 3:50 and 4:10), and the … Continue reading
March 7, 2012
by alvaro
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Dear all. I’m ready. I have about a month and a half of sleep times written down, and with the logging equipment I have measured 15 days of “normal” sleep (I will share the data soon). Here’s the progression for … Continue reading
March 5, 2012
by alvaro
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This is how I get ready for bed (video has sound!): view on Vimeo Measuring your sleep requires certain discipline. Every night I must remember the sensors. They later automatically synchronize with the server online and leave the sleep and … Continue reading
March 1, 2012
by alvaro
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Dear all. The equipment to measure the sleep and physical activity has arrived. I have received a 3D accelerometer (or fancy pedometer) which has a few functions and niceties. It is small, light and clips on to my belt or trousers.