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Sleep. How can we make better use of that wasted time.
by zump 10y ago
Sleep. How can we make better use of that wasted time.
- lessclue 10y agoSleep isn't "wasted" time. Without sleep, we'd be dysfunctional, and soon thereafter, dead.
- corysama 10y agoIt serves a purpose. But, in practice it means 1/3 of my life is spent doing nothing but checking the clock to see "Am I not dysfunctional yet? Nope. Dammit."
- zump 10y ago- Why can some people get by with less sleep than others and thus be more productive? - How can I determine the best time to sleep? - What food to eat before sleep? - How can I be productive all the way until I fall asleep? - Why no sleep drug without harsh side effects? Just a few things I'd like to see research into...
- cel1ne 10y agoFor decades there haven been a lot of research on sleep if you bother to look up medical and neurological papers. Also you're mixing up many different aspects. Feeling sleepy doesn't mean you're sleepy. Motivation is a different thing altogether.
- zump 10y ago> Feeling sleepy doesn't mean you're sleepy So power through?
- cel1ne 10y agoIf your body had enough sleep that night (6 hours, uninterrupted) and you aren't sick or otherwise stressed, then yes, power through. Getting sleepy is your brain telling you to preserve energy. Only sometimes it does that because something about the work itself bores, infuriates, disgusts, or otherwise upsets you. That means getting "procrastination-sleepy" is your brain trying to prevent spending energy on the miniature emotional turmoil "breaking procrastination".
- metaphorm 10y agowhy are you so obsessed with "being productive"?
- babesh 10y agoYou dream, come up with different perspectives, learn, come up with creative ideas, etc... At least that is the case for some people.
- scott_karana 10y agoI'd pay for the opposite: more time to sleep, since I never have enough ;)
- amalag 10y agoThat is an individual effort. Reducing one's sleep can be done. There are processes to do it. You have to make your subconscious more efficient at processing. During sleep your mind makes subconscious connections and processes events of the day. By practicing different forms of meditation it can allow your mind to do that.