So, week after next, I have a week off, and no real plans for anything specific. I want to finish painting the roof of the car, and I have weeding in the front yard that has to be done. But what I was thinking I might do is sleep only when I want to. That is, rather than sleeping from ~1:30-8, which is about what I’m doing these days, I’ll sleep when I’m tired, and not when I’m not. So, rather than going to bed at 1:30, I’ll go to bed when I’m actually at a point where I could fall asleep almost instantaneously, then stay up until I feel that way again.
I’m curious whether a 24-hour cycle is “right” for me, because it really doesn’t feel like it – I feel like I’m on more like a 30-hour cycle, and every couple nights have to either force myself to go to sleep, or force myself to wake up.
Anyway – I might give it a try.
Actually, I think they did experiments at some point that resulted in the theory that people are actually on a 25 hour clock… Not sure how truthful that is, but I read it in one of my psychology text books back in college.
Our head developer is trying out polyphasic sleep and posting as she goes, and Eric is trying the technique of waking up every day at 6am.
We’re a regular sleep lab! I’ll tell you how it goes…