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Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by perlgeek »

blhack wrote: post #7

I've been sleeping in a hammock every night for a little over a year now. Hammocks are cold, that is the biggest problem. You also can't really just flop down on one and lounge out the same way that you can in a bed. From a totally utilitarian standpoint of "place for sleeping", a hammock has some benefits. It's small, it's highly portable (mine fits in my backpack), and it is pretty comfortable. In reality, though,…

I'm curious, does sleeping in a hammock affect the health of your back or your composure?

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by fletchowns »

grinich wrote: post #35
erso wrote: post #24

Daunted by the cost of a mattress bed and the idea of hauling it up my fifth-floor walkup in Manhattan, I opted for an indoor hammock instead. It's been the best sleeping experience I've ever had. I used to get lower back problems when sleeping on a mattress that have disappeared since sleeping in the hammock. There are no real pressure points and it supports your body perfectly. blhack mentioned that hammocks get co…

How do you mount it in your apartment?

More importantly, how do you have a girl over if you only have a hammock?

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by swah »

delackner wrote: post #44
hyperbovine wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> could I get the same amount of rest in less time? I'm dubious of anything that claims to pull this off. My own failed attempts have convinced me that sleep is not something that can be lifehacked. There is some variation in sleep requirements between individuals, but you and I each have a number (probably ~8 hours) below which our bodies start getting cranky. There are loads of studies showing that any form of slee…

This is basically true, but it doesn't necessarily all have to come in one 8 hour shot. The past month I've been taking 10 minute naps once an hour from roughly an hour before lunch on through about 6 in the evening, and it makes my working hours much more focused and my after-work hours feeling much more refreshed.

That reminds me of a polyphasic sleeper than slept for 1 hour every 4 hours of something like that.

Then I asked him:

- And at night?

- At night I sleep!

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by regomodo »

dmix wrote: post #22
staunch wrote: post #8

I really want a hammock in my (small) office. Any great options?

I hear Hammock Huts is a good place, also Hammocks-R-Us on third. And then theres Swing Low, Sweet Chariot...

Matter of fact, they're all in the same complex; it's the hammock complex on third.

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by regomodo »

GHFigs wrote: post #26
colinwinter wrote: post #23

I didn't realize you could buy a hammock for under $20: http://www.amazon.com/Texsport-14258-La-Paz-Hammock/dp/B000P... Now does anybody know how/where I can get something that rocks/pulls my hammock back and forth?

Get a cat.

and enjoy being randomly clawed in the chest when sleeping

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by dan00 »

blhack wrote: post #47
dmix wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

May I ask why you've been sleeping on a hammock?

It's a psychological hack. Basically, by intentionally depriving myself of something, it stops being "normal" and becomes a luxury. I was at my parents' house for Christmas in December, and felt like I was at a 5 star hotel. I've done similar "hacks" to my diet. I did a month where I ate nothing but rice and beans (a very very healthy dish, actually). The first week or so when I was finished with the experiment, ever…

"Silly, I know, but effective."

Absolutely not. You could try it the other way. Work harder to earn more money, to be able to buy better stuff to get the same fealing. ;)

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by rwmj »

goldmab wrote: post #11

Really misleading headline. The study wasn't about hammocks at all, just a normal bed that sways. Makes me think more of being on a boat. I haven't experienced the effect, but David Foster Wallace wrote about it: http://www.harpers.org/media/pdf/dfw/HarpersMagazine-1996-01... (Not going to give the page number of the sleep thing because I believe everyone should read the whole thing :)

Isn't there a rather fundamental problem with the study? It's not blinded. It's pretty obvious to both the subject and the experimenter if the bed is rocking ...

Re: Hammocks Make Sleep Easier, Deeper

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Post by jonsen »

dan00 wrote: post #57
blhack wrote: post #47

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's a psychological hack. Basically, by intentionally depriving myself of something, it stops being "normal" and becomes a luxury. I was at my parents' house for Christmas in December, and felt like I was at a 5 star hotel. I've done similar "hacks" to my diet. I did a month where I ate nothing but rice and beans (a very very healthy dish, actually). The first week or so when I was finished with the experiment, ever…

"Silly, I know, but effective." Absolutely not. You could try it the other way. Work harder to earn more money, to be able to buy better stuff to get the same fealing. ;)

Hardly. His method is steady state repeatable. Yours is progressive.
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