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Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by vlasev »

DigitalJack wrote: post #13

I thought it was a good article, but a lot of it seemed like opinion stated as fact. I wear ear plugs at night, but no mask. I suffer from "night terrors" however, and when they strike I am very disoriented. The earplugs make that worse, and I imagine a mask would be a bad idea too. I use these earplugs because we go through a lot. http://www.amazon.com/SparkPlugs-Disposable-Earplugs-Nascar-... They are large, but st…

Your experience is just one data point (it seems that the prevalence among adults is <1%) so if the advice seems like it doesn't work for you, perhaps consider that you may be an outlier. Your experience is important but it doesn't invalidate the advice in the article.

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by Hytosys »

sneak wrote: post #98

I don't trust advice from anyone who uses apostrophes with plurals. If you can't figure out basic English, why should I be convinced you've figured out things more complicated?

That's like dismissing Einstein's work because he pleasantly married his cousin. Some people place less importance or stress on certain things than other people do. Get over it, this article is truly helpful.

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by vlasev »

psychometry wrote: post #56
antidaily wrote: post #8

Who lifts daily ? Don't do that, bud.

There's nothing wrong with lifting daily as long as you take at least one day between working the same body part(s).

There are some proponets of squatting daily or almost daily to somewhat submaximal effort, notably John Broz from Average Bros Gymnasium. I have done it myself with success over a two month period. Training the same muscles every day is a lot about how much stress you have in the rest of your life and how good your recovery habits are.

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by PagingCraig »

superuser2 wrote: post #76
drostie wrote: post #29

One tip which I didn't see: set an alarm for going to bed , not waking up . You should be able to wake naturally, but artificial lighting changes your perception of when you should go to sleep, shifting you from a naturally 23-hour circadian rhythm to a 25-hour one. So just set an alarm for 11pm, and when you hear it, immediately stop what you're doing, save any open documents, turn the TV or computer off. The next 3…

You're clearly not a student :). I'd love to choose when to go to bed, but that's not really compatible with a workload challenging enough to appease admissions counselors.

Excuses.

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by [deleted] »

huntaub wrote: post #81
superuser2 wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You're clearly not a student :). I'd love to choose when to go to bed, but that's not really compatible with a workload challenging enough to appease admissions counselors.

You can get all of your work done before a certain time. It just involves more rigorous organization. It is never good to put anything at a higher priority than your health.

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Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by kzrdude »

colkassad wrote: post #88
adito wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

someone suggest the opposite[1]: If you sleep set hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. If it’s taking you more than five minutes to fall asleep each night, you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake and not being asleep. Another problem is that you’re assuming you need the same number of hours of sleep every night, which is a false assumption. Your sleep needs vary fr…

The only time I fall asleep in less than 5 minutes is if I am completely exhausted. I have to go through a mental winding down period while I lay in bed. Usually through reading or just closing my eyes and thinking about something pleasant. This usually takes me about a half-hour on average. Anyway, from my point of view, I never understand how someone can just lay down and be asleep in a few minutes.

It's easy, if you exhaust yourself by reading or browsing until you drop. (Not saying it's a good idea, but I do it a lot).

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by skore »

glu wrote: post #31
hdctambien wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apparently they shut down last month: http://mobihealthnews.com/20772/exclusive-sleep-coach-compan...

the wakemate went through a similar cycle.

I don't really think wakemate ever had any actual business.

They had an overhyped alpha phase that never really got to a beta. Then they sold that alpha and everything, from the almost laughable unit itself to the broken website interface to the constantly failing android app, was desperately undertested and destined to fail.

Sorry about the rant. Still kinda bummed out over the $70 bucks I lost on this.

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by octotoad »

gerjomarty wrote: post #48
codewright wrote: post #35

"Turbo shots" or "red eyes" in your coffee are a placebo btw. Espresso has a lower concentration of caffeine than standard drip. So by putting a "turbo shot" in your cup, you're actually lowering the caffeine concentration. Wants to be hyper-rational and metric-aware about his sleep but didn't know anything about caffeine? Okay.

I hear a lot about cutting caffeine after 3pm to have it not affect your sleep, but I generally assume people are talking about coffee when they mention this time. I care more about when I should stop drinking tea, which apparently contains less caffeine. Can I just halve the time required if tea has half the caffeine (let's say)?

I'm not a coffee/tea drinker and I don't drink soft drinks (caffeine or otherwise) apart from when its mixed with alcohol. I personally find it takes me a lot longer to get to sleep after having consumed pre-mixed alcohol involving things like cola. Beer, on the other hand, does not seem to have the same effect even when consumed at the same time of day.

Re: Sleep: Everything You Need to Know

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Post by bane »

adito wrote: post #87
drostie wrote: post #29

One tip which I didn't see: set an alarm for going to bed , not waking up . You should be able to wake naturally, but artificial lighting changes your perception of when you should go to sleep, shifting you from a naturally 23-hour circadian rhythm to a 25-hour one. So just set an alarm for 11pm, and when you hear it, immediately stop what you're doing, save any open documents, turn the TV or computer off. The next 3…

someone suggest the opposite[1]: If you sleep set hours, you’ll sometimes go to bed when you aren’t sleepy enough. If it’s taking you more than five minutes to fall asleep each night, you aren’t sleepy enough. You’re wasting time lying in bed awake and not being asleep. Another problem is that you’re assuming you need the same number of hours of sleep every night, which is a false assumption. Your sleep needs vary fr…

I had to opportunity to work one time where the time I came in didn't really matter. I decided to sleep when I was tired and wake when I was refreshed. Over the next few months I started to slowly cycle around the clock as my sleep time shifted about a half hour to an hour later each day and thus did my wake up time. It was a bit strange, but once I got into the rhythm of it...I've never been as productive in my entire career.
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