Day3 (nap7) End of D3

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Day3 (nap7)

Monday, September 14, 2009

10:13 PM

Ok, so this was my last nap of Day3. Nothing spectacular of course; I'm making it though, though. As I said earlier, I'm not going to be fooled by any signs of progress that I see early on. Even if it looks like I "might be close," I know that such thinking would just be trickery. In the fast-paced society that we live in, things (even radical lifesytle changes) are expected to happen quickly. Well, I learned my lesson about this experiment a few months ago when I tried for the first time. It is not fast, it is not easy, and it is not fun. At least, not during adaptation. Post-adaptation, everything is supposed to get tons better, but having not yet reached that point, I have no way to confirm that. What I can say is that, despite not getting some naps, feeling pretty bad, and not being a very happy camper, I'm still alive and willing to continue on this path. So, on a lighter note, PSA time:
Psychological State Analysis ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	3
Hunger	2
Clarity of thoughts	3
Willingness to exercise	2
Willingness to write	3
Memory recall ability	4
Awareness of surroundings	3
Feelings of anxiety	2
Calmness	3
Frequency of odd thoughts	1
Errors of mind/typing	2
Schedule Adherence	5
Productivity	3

Now, I'm going for a walk, and then I'll study for a Marketing Research test that I have tomorrow. Oddly enough, with this schedule I can't see myself not studying due to time constraints.

Day3 (nap6)

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Day3 (nap6)

Monday, September 14, 2009

8:06 PM

Ok, so this nap (4:00pm-4:30) totally sucked. There was a yard service team (lawnmowers) right outside my apartment the entire time of my nap. Needless to say, I did not get any sleep. I certainly plan on making up for it come 9:30 though. 1 good thing of note, I'm beginning to seriously memorize my nap schedule (not that it's very hard to do). The PSA for this post-nap is going to show quite a bit in the lackluster department. PSA:
Psychological State Analysis ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	4
Hunger	2
Clarity of thoughts	3
Willingness to exercise	1
Willingness to write	2
Memory recall ability	3
Awareness of surroundings	3
Feelings of anxiety	3
Calmness	1
Frequency of odd thoughts	2
Errors of mind/typing	3
Schedule Adherence	5
Productivity	1

I was on schedule, just not able to do anything about it. I was fairly unhappy with the lawn people, but I guess it's not like they could have known. Last nap of Day3 coming up :)

Day3 (nap5)

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Day3 (nap5)

Monday, September 14, 2009

7:37 PM

Going off of hand-written notes here. I am being somewhat forced to adapt more correctly, and follow the 20min.nap schedule, because of the way my classes are arranged. This is a GOOD thing! I had wanted to modify the schedule so that I would gradually get closer to the "correct" Uberman schedule anyway, I just hadn't thought that classes might actually help with this. I am feeling pretty good right now. Also, I have noticed only a slight increase in consumption of food over the slight duration of the experiment. Before I get people suggesting that I watch what I eat, I'll give a brief synopsis of my eating habits:
1. I'm a lacto(cheese)-pescatarian(fish) vegetarian --> This means I do NOT eat meat (maybe a little chicken once every 4-6months)
2. I'm not a "typical" college vegetarian. I don't use the title "vegetarian" to allow myself to indulge in twinkies, french fries, or other fried/unhealthy foods. Does this mean that I eat perfectly? No, but I sure as he11 try.
3. I also practice moderate calorie restriction.
• It's moderate, because I don't measure each and every thing, but I am 5'11'' and weigh        ~140-150lbs on any given day (It varies easily due to water weight)
I can only hope that this will stop a flood of messages about how I should "be careful about overeating."
Class was extremely boring, and caused a fair amount of sleepiness, but as the nap6 log will show, I am learning to deal with problems. PSA time (going off of what I recall from earlier)
Psychological State Analysis ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	3
Hunger	2
Clarity of thoughts	4
Willingness to exercise	2
Willingness to write	2
Memory recall ability	4
Awareness of surroundings	5
Feelings of anxiety	1
Calmness	3
Frequency of odd thoughts	1
Errors of mind/typing	2
Schedule Adherence	4
Productivity	4

Made it to class, and through a boring-ass lecture; I say that's successful.

Day3 (nap4)

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Day3 (nap4)

Monday, September 14, 2009

10:49 AM

I took nap4 (10am-10:30) in the library. If I hadn't, I would have had to get on the bus, come back to the apartment, and hope that I made it around the correct time for the nap. Also, I figure that the more I get accustomed to less-than-perfect napping spots, the better my sleep quality will be when I'm in/on my own bed. I feel as if I've somewhat recovered from not falling asleep for the 2 nap periods (Day2n7 & D3,n1) earlier. I do have a very slight headache, but that could easily be from the way I'm looking @ the cpu screen. PSA:
Psychological State Analysis ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	2
Hunger	1
Clarity of thoughts	4
Willingness to exercise	2
Willingness to write	3
Memory recall ability	4
Awareness of surroundings	5
Feelings of anxiety	2
Calmness	2
Frequency of odd thoughts	1
Errors of mind/typing	1
Schedule Adherence	4
Productivity	4

Oh, and I'm pretty sure I aced my grammar quiz/test in 1st period (8am-9am), despite the experiment. Granted, grammar isn't exactly tough for me, but some people have said it's impossible to do this and lead a productive life for the 2+weeks that it takes. I guess we'll just see about that claim :)

Day3 (nap3)

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Day3 (nap3)

Monday, September 14, 2009

10:43 AM

Between having breakfast & getting ready for classes, I skipped this update earlier. So, here is the 6:30am-7am log. I was able to fall asleep for this nap, again because I took a few extra minutes to really calm myself and relax before trying to go to sleep. PSA:
Psychological State Analysis ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	2
Hunger	4
Clarity of thoughts	4
Willingness to exercise	2
Willingness to write	3
Memory recall ability	4
Awareness of surroundings	3
Feelings of anxiety	1
Calmness	3
Frequency of odd thoughts	2
Errors of mind/typing	N/A
Schedule Adherence	4
Productivity	4

I successfully had breakfast, got ready for class & made it to school on time. I call that "productive" :)

Day3 (nap2)

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Day3 (nap2)

Monday, September 14, 2009

4:35 AM

Taking an extra ~5minutes to make sure that I fell asleep was a really good idea. I have no idea what I'm going to do for the next two hours while I wait for nap3 though; I guess there's always halo. Haha, if I trusted myself, supposedly you can relax all the way up to right before sleeping. That just sounds like potentially asking for oversleep trouble. PSA:
Psychological States ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	4
Hunger	1
Clarity of thoughts	3
Willingness to exercise	1
Willingness to write	2
Memory recall ability	4
Awareness of surroundings	4
Feelings of anxiety	1
Calmness	3
Frequency of odd thoughts	1
Errors of mind/typing	1
Schedule Adherence	4
Productivity	2

Day3 (nap1)

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Day3 (nap1)

Monday, September 14, 2009

1:38 AM

I HATE not falling asleep during nap time. It's so disappointing & such a waste of time. I've got to do some research to figure out strategies for this. Despite what some people might think, I'm not really a fan of just laying around & not receiving any benefit for it. I'm just going to do the PSA now; I don't feel like writing. Sorry readers.
Psychological States ( 1=low --> 5=high)

Feeling of "Tiredness"	4
Hunger	3
Clarity of thoughts	2
Willingness to exercise	1
Willingness to write	2
Memory recall ability	3
Awareness of surroundings	3
Feelings of anxiety	2
Calmness	2
Frequency of odd thoughts	1
Errors of mind/typing	2
Schedule Adherence	4
Productivity	1

No shocking info here: I'm tired, but couldn't fall asleep. That leads to poor results, go figure.