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Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by gps408 »

rednum wrote: post #9

I haven't read the whole guide yet but on page 8 it mentions polyphasic sleep (with annotation that majority of people who try it fail). Isn't polyphasic considered a popular hoax? As far as I remember, mentioned in the presentation dr Wozniak actually believes it simply doesn't work. Also, I've read a few blogs of people who tried it and failed (some of them appeared on HN) and don't recall a single person that succ…

Steve Pavlina lived on a polyphasic sleep schedule for several months, fascinating reading:

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by RiderOfGiraffes »

fauigerzigerk wrote: post #8

It would be interesting to read but I have to say it's just too infuriating what that Scribd crap does to the web. They ruin a perfectly good way of displaying documents just so they can "solve" the problem they created themselves. That's just ridiculous and I will never ever again click on or upvote anything that has a scribd URL. Scribd truely shows the ugliest face of the ad funded web. It's innovation turned on i…

I've found in the discussion below a link to a non-scribd version and submitted that separately:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1953834

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by ciupicri »

fauigerzigerk wrote: post #8

It would be interesting to read but I have to say it's just too infuriating what that Scribd crap does to the web. They ruin a perfectly good way of displaying documents just so they can "solve" the problem they created themselves. That's just ridiculous and I will never ever again click on or upvote anything that has a scribd URL. Scribd truely shows the ugliest face of the ad funded web. It's innovation turned on i…

I wonder why didn't the author use Google Docs or maybe a blog post.

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by achompas »

rtra wrote: post #20
Ernestas wrote: post #6

Nothing worked until I started exercising. Quality of sleep greatly improved.

I tried running, but it didn't help at all. the only thing that has worked, so far, has been a strict meal/sleep schedule and melatonin.

Have you tried lifting weights? That could be the physical exertion you need.

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by chrisbroadfoot »

RiderOfGiraffes wrote: post #22
fauigerzigerk wrote: post #8

It would be interesting to read but I have to say it's just too infuriating what that Scribd crap does to the web. They ruin a perfectly good way of displaying documents just so they can "solve" the problem they created themselves. That's just ridiculous and I will never ever again click on or upvote anything that has a scribd URL. Scribd truely shows the ugliest face of the ad funded web. It's innovation turned on i…

I've found in the discussion below a link to a non-scribd version and submitted that separately: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1953834

a pdf inside a zip file inside cnet?

that's just as bad, if not worse, than scribd.

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by knodi »

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Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by RiderOfGiraffes »

chrisbroadfoot wrote: post #26
RiderOfGiraffes wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've found in the discussion below a link to a non-scribd version and submitted that separately: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1953834

a pdf inside a zip file inside cnet? that's just as bad, if not worse, than scribd.

In that case, also from further down in this same discussion, a direct link to a PDF:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/578454/3932344-40-Sleep-Hacks-The-Ge...

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by dansingerman »

While on the face of it it may qualify as a 'Geek's guide', there seems to be a fair amount of woo.

"It is estimated that 70% of the population is lactose intolerant (dairy). 33% have yeast sensitivity. 15% have gluten sensitivity (wheat). And 35% have fructose or sugar sensitivity."

Really? Any references to back that up?

"Some raw-foodists say they need less sleep on a raw food diet compared to a cooked food diet."

Again no evidence, or references. And they would say that wouldn't they?

One source he does link to (on the page the above quote comes from) is Stanley Bass, a proponent of Natural Hygiene, and Orthopathy - very much in the realms of alternative medicine (if you look at the website linked to - http://www.drbass.com/, it is obvious quackery,and an assault on the eyes).

Re: Sleep Hacks: The Geek's Guide to Optimizing Sleep

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Post by Goladus »

fauigerzigerk wrote: post #8

It would be interesting to read but I have to say it's just too infuriating what that Scribd crap does to the web. They ruin a perfectly good way of displaying documents just so they can "solve" the problem they created themselves. That's just ridiculous and I will never ever again click on or upvote anything that has a scribd URL. Scribd truely shows the ugliest face of the ad funded web. It's innovation turned on i…

Is there any way to simply "hide" and "show" the menu at the bottom? It seems like there's only an option for "auto-hide: off" which leaves the panel open the whole time, or "auto-hide: On" which means it keeps popping up and down the entire time I read the article, which is even more distracting.
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