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I have a sort of strange sleep schedule. I work for international teams with no one I work with being on my timezone, I work from home. So every day my sleep

I have a sort of strange sleep schedule. I work for international teams with no one I work with being on my timezone, I work from home. So every day my sleep schedule is different. My wake schedule is different. I should record my schedule since it's difficult to remember since it changes every day. To give some impression, yesterday I had meetings at 2am, 6am, 6pm, and 10pm. Through that I slept, and had social time. I ate and had normal experiences. They just weren't on any sort of real schedule. Tired? I sleep. Awake? I go do things or work. Anyone else do this sort thing? So far I don't ever feel "wrong" about the schedule physically, because it's always changing. Now constant change feels right. Sleep all night tonight? Sure. Wake up at 2am and work till 10 am this night? Sure. Have a meeting a 3am, then sleep till 6am, then work some more? Sure. I just follow whatever seems like the most reasonably course of action. Including work 10 hours today, and 6 hours the next. Whatever makes sense. International-Logic-Phasic Sleep. Heh.

cop359 15y ago
There was a while in college I was like that. It's like you confuse your circadian rhythm enough that it stops bothering you. It was super convenient, but once you sleep the several days in the row it starts breaking down. You just need to constantly be changing it up a bit.
- AndyNemmity 15y ago
  My experience is the same. If I constantly change it up, I have no problems. On weekends I try to hold to a more timezone specific schedule, but include odd naps at odd times to sort of keep the schedule of broken sleep. One other aspect I've noticed is I used to feel more tired and people would always comment on how tired I looked. Now I feel much more awake and in the moment, although honestly I have no idea why this would matter. I think I'm always kept at a constant state of having slept not all that long ago, even if it was a short period of time, and that helps? This is guessing. The other aspect is, I try to keep my sleep intervals at an hour 30. so, 1:30, 3, 4:30 hours. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but easier for me to wake up when I do that.
  - MaysonL 15y ago
    About 1:30 is usual natural sleep cycle length.

cop359 15y ago

There was a while in college I was like that. It's like you confuse your circadian rhythm enough that it stops bothering you. It was super convenient, but once you sleep the several days in the row it starts breaking down. You just need to constantly be changing it up a bit.

AndyNemmity 15y ago
My experience is the same. If I constantly change it up, I have no problems. On weekends I try to hold to a more timezone specific schedule, but include odd naps at odd times to sort of keep the schedule of broken sleep. One other aspect I've noticed is I used to feel more tired and people would always comment on how tired I looked. Now I feel much more awake and in the moment, although honestly I have no idea why this would matter. I think I'm always kept at a constant state of having slept not all that long ago, even if it was a short period of time, and that helps? This is guessing. The other aspect is, I try to keep my sleep intervals at an hour 30. so, 1:30, 3, 4:30 hours. Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but easier for me to wake up when I do that.
- MaysonL 15y ago
  About 1:30 is usual natural sleep cycle length.