Claire's Random Thoughts

I continued my everyman sleep schedule for a couple more days, but I have to admit, I definitely cheated a little bit, especially with my 5-6 hour core sleep session last night. Oh well, as I read online, you can gradually adapt to this schedule, unlike the Uberman schedule which is all or nothing. The reason for this is that the core sleep in the everyman schedule is what keeps you sane and out of the zombie state, which adapting to the uberman schedule causes.

Day 2:
Waking up from the core sleep this day was especially difficult. So, I cheated a little and I took my first nap approximately an hour after I woke up from the 3 hour core. I have to say, I was still rather disoriented after this nap. However, it did allow me time to get ready for class, so now I can dress well for my early morning class and look more awake, despite how I’m feeling. You know what the say, it’s better to look good than to feel good.

I walked outside in the cold, and that temporarily woke me up. So, I made it to my my Con West class on time and actually looked decent for once. I found it funny how I could never get a seat the first week, and now only about 60% of the seats are occupied. I guess that’s what happens in an 8am class with over 100 people where they don’t take attendance. I sat towards the back, because unfortunately, my normal scheduled nap time is currently the end of that class (hmm I might to amend the schedule if this poses as a problem later), so I got my 9am nap in! This one was far more effective than the first.

In my next class, Financial Statement Analysis, I was fully awake, functional, and participating! W00t! In fact, I felt better than I normally do in that class.

Then came the EGB (Economics of Global Business) test. Overall a somewhat difficult test, but I feel as if I were still mentally alert enough to get most of the heavy reasoning questions. There were a few mishaps on some conceptual questions, but if I had not been up late studying due to my new sleep schedule, I probably would have missed even more.

After EGB? Nap time again. Then, a couple hours of stress-free free time, then off to the gym. Dinner, shower, then nap. I felt like I need some stage 4 sleep to heal my muscles after the workout, so I decided to cheat an take a 90 minute siesta instead of a 20 minute nap. Then, my suite mate started shouting in the common room while I was in stage 4 sleep. GRRRR! I woke up groggy. Consequently, the rest of the evening was rather unproductive, and I went to bed again early enough to get over 5 hours of sleep. Yes, I cheated big time this day.

physical energy/fatigue – wasn’t so bad until I went to the gym and my exercise high wore off
memory and concentration – maybe my concentration and analytical ability went down slightly, but it should be alright. I was still able to reason through the EGB test…as far as I’m concerned
redness of eyes – not a problem yet
appetite/weight gain – smaller appetite than the first day, but still larger than normal

Day 3:
Oddly enough, I got more sleep the previous night yet this was my most tired day. Woke up tired, went to the first class tired, went to MCD tired, didn’t get my nap, and went to work. From now on, I’m going to take a nap somewhere in Tisch Hall before I go to work, since I’m always early for work anyway. Another reason I didn’t take a nap might have been that I already cheated during the core sleep. One thing I noticed was that sleep deprivation actually made me more interactive with the kids at work. In a way, my current sleep situation sometimes also causes a feeling of euphoria, although it’s not supposed to do that once I fully adapt.

After work, grocery shopping, corporate finance problem set (that I almost forgot about), then corporate finance. Then, Pricewaterhouse Coopers presentation. Energy level was lower than usual but bearable. Remember, at this point, still no nap. Maybe this day was a little too much of a deviation from the schedule due to the long core sleep cycle. But it’s alright, I’m adapting slowly.

After the presentation, first and only nap. This nap was surprisingly magically refreshing. I literally felt fully awake after that, and I still am now! Amazing! I did work on my essay for a while (which I still barely have anything written down for). Now, this update

So, it is clear that I have had fewer productive hours, but I also get to go to the gym and school events now without worrying about not having enough homework time.

Today’s variable monitoring:
physical energy/fatigue – less energy, but no fatigue. This could also be because I didn’t go to the gym.
redness of eyes – my eyes have definitely been a little more irritated today, especially during my finance class and the PwC presentation
appetite/weight gain – smaller appetite today too

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