I encountered my first failure today. In nearly everyone's blog about switching to polyphasic sleep, there comes a point where they sleep well past a half hour. Some of them give up at that point, and some keep going. This morning, I went to sleep at 5:30 for a half hour nap. I got up at noon.
Thoughts and feelings? Well, I feel bad because I slipped, but not terrible about it, since it was bound to happen at some point. The funny thing is that when I got up, I was ubergroggy. Moreso than I was when I slept for 3.5 hours. I also had a headache, and less motivation. Even right now I feel a little... spacy. I felt bad because I missed my favorite part of the day. I love the 6 - 12 portion of the day.
Well, here's how it's going to go: I'm skipping the 2 PM nap (technically, I already have), but I'm going to try to get back on schedule at 6 PM. My roommate is closing at his job tonight, which means I'll probably be alone for my 10 PM and 2 AM naps.
Today was going to be the first day of Stage 3, but I fell through. Stage 3 is going to be rough at first, and the only reason I decided to jump into it without first staying at Stage 2 for a week, was because I transitioned to Stage 2 well ahead of schedule. I wanted to get to Stage 3 on a weekend, in case something like this happened.
One thing: You really do have a lot of time at night. I know something like 2 or 3 hours doesn't seem like much, but when you don't normally have it, you end up wondering what to do. I've concluded that I'm going to get back on the language learning system I was on earlier. It worked, I just ran out of time during the day. Just in case anyone cares: I'm using Japanese for Busy People for the writing and reading study, and Pimsleur (expensive!) Japanese I for the listening, comprehension, and speech study. If I have the motivation and time, I'll move onto the second book, as well as the second Pimsleur Japanese Unit.
Anyways, I can't believe it's 2 PM already. What a wasted day. Hopefully, tomorrow I'm fairly awake and coherent when I'm driving to Eau Claire.
Sleep Yesterday: About 4 hours.
Sleep so far today: Almost 7 hours (2 naps and that slip up)
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