So continuing from where I left off last night, I was indeed able to take my 4, 6, and 8 am naps this morning. I was working on a paper during most of those awake hours (except for 6:30 where I went to the police station to interview someone) and my eyes were doing just fine. It was only around 11/11:30 am as I was writing my bibliography that intense blurriness set it. By reading with one eye closed, I just barely succeeded in proofreading the paper.
As the day wore on, my vision didn't improve. Looking up eye muscle straining, I learned that visine actually has a negative effect on your eyes, so I purchased some of that artificial tears product which has been working successfully. This is great news because I have over 200 pages of reading that I have to get done for tomorrow. I was really tired around 6:30 this evening so I went to my room and took a 20 minute nap. I'm not sure if it was a good idea, and I'm not sure whether to take my 8 pm nap as normal. In hindsight, it would have been better to stay up till 8 even if unproductively.
My mom sent me this amazing alarm clock. It has the same 113 decibel alarm clock (something similar to an airplane taking off I believe) as well as a 12-volt vibrating bed shaker. Placing the shaker under my pillow, I wake up to my bed shaking compulsively. It's really great, and I hope it will allow me more success with my naps ... particularly this weekend.
Just five days until the assimilation period is complete. The brain fog which I spoke about during the initial days has been completely gone recently, and I usually wake up from my naps very refreshed. Today is an interesting exception where I'm not dying for sleep, but my naps aren't particularly rejuvenating. As for energy and alertness, I would say it's the same as monophasic sleep right now except that I'm awake for 22 or so hours a day. I certainly hope to be more alert and awake by the time the assimilation period finishes.
As the day wore on, my vision didn't improve. Looking up eye muscle straining, I learned that visine actually has a negative effect on your eyes, so I purchased some of that artificial tears product which has been working successfully. This is great news because I have over 200 pages of reading that I have to get done for tomorrow. I was really tired around 6:30 this evening so I went to my room and took a 20 minute nap. I'm not sure if it was a good idea, and I'm not sure whether to take my 8 pm nap as normal. In hindsight, it would have been better to stay up till 8 even if unproductively.
My mom sent me this amazing alarm clock. It has the same 113 decibel alarm clock (something similar to an airplane taking off I believe) as well as a 12-volt vibrating bed shaker. Placing the shaker under my pillow, I wake up to my bed shaking compulsively. It's really great, and I hope it will allow me more success with my naps ... particularly this weekend.
Just five days until the assimilation period is complete. The brain fog which I spoke about during the initial days has been completely gone recently, and I usually wake up from my naps very refreshed. Today is an interesting exception where I'm not dying for sleep, but my naps aren't particularly rejuvenating. As for energy and alertness, I would say it's the same as monophasic sleep right now except that I'm awake for 22 or so hours a day. I certainly hope to be more alert and awake by the time the assimilation period finishes.
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i'm worried about an permanent damage to your eyes. might wanna check that out.
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