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To your point, I don't think my former work colleague knew he was kind of out of it.. I can only describe it if he had been up all night smoking pot and was sti
by dotBen 17y ago
To your point, I don't think my former work colleague knew he was kind of out of it.. I can only describe it if he had been up all night smoking pot and was still feeling a little of the effects the morning after.
To the health point: I think polyphasic sleep may also increase your desire for high fat, sugar and salt foods because it destroys the meal cycle.
- caitlinwoodward 17y agoI can't speak for Blake, but I have a horrible meal cycle as it stands already. Inconsistent in everything, mostly nutritional value. Already, a few months ago, I tried to schedule myself into small healthy snacks every couple hours, instead of a few large and pretty unhealthy meals. With this strict schedule on sleep, I'm eating within the first hour of waking up. (Eating a couple apples seem to help for the late night snacks.) Small breakfast after the 6am nap, small dinner right after my 6pm nap, etc. Some healthy-ish snacks sprinkled it the middle (but no too close to naptime).
- a-priori 17y agoThat sounds like a good plan. Food, sunlight and physical activity are signals for circadian cycles. You should try to incorporate each into every waking period, at least in the beginning.
- blakepalmer 17y agoI'm very sun-driven. I need to find a good way to incorporate that at night. It's been much, much easier for me to stay awake when the sun is out. Thanks for the tip!
- btilly 17y agoThat's because light resets your biological clock. Full spectrum lighting may have a similar effect on you. (It is sometimes prescribed for preventing seasonal affect disorder.)