In sleep studies where people have been put into complete darkness for prolonged periods of time, human beings appear to sleep for 7 hours, on a 25-ish hour clock. (As opposed to hamsters, who operate on a 23-ish hour clock. Exposure to sunlight is useful in both cases for resetting the internal circadian rhythms to match the Earth's.) Biologically, we're programmed to sleep at night. Doesn't mean there isn't a better way to do it, but I'd be wary of long-term effects.
(Sleep-deprived rats, for example, simply drop dead after about 15 days. No tests have been done in humans to determine what our limit is, if we have one.)
[edited to correct human/hamster circadian rhythms]
I feel much better when I eat small amounts several times a day instead of more traditional meals at 3 meal times. I could see how sleep might work that way to a point. I think his plan is too extreme though. Remembering dreams is a sign that one is not completing a REM cycle, isn't it? I'd be more likely to try for 2 or 3 shortened sleep periods. Of course, even that won't work with my schedule.
Sleep-deprived rats, for example, simply drop dead after about 15 days.
Before that, though, their appetites increase dramatically to the point where they're eating twice their body weight, but still getting thinner, their hair falls out, and they get lesions on their tails.
My mom was involved in a study that demonstrated all of this, and was kind of aghast when fashion mags started calling to ask about sleep dep as a weight-loss technique.
DoDD = Department of Defense Dependent schools.
It was so hard to go to class today. Feh.
It was that last D I couldn't come up with.
aurelia, yep. it took me a minute to remember.
Lori's still asleep. It's chilly and rainy (and after time in the Bahamas, I'm in total agreement with ita re: warm weather there is not the same as the warm weather here) and I'm unmotivated.
I'm off to a dark theatre. Happy Saturdays, all.
I'm off to a dark theatre.
A theatre without internet access? Or one devoted to the dark side, where they produce works by up-and-coming Sith playwrights?
We're going to go to the aquarium. Whee! Because it's too nasty for the zoo.
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A couple more pics of the girl, who hit 9 months last night.
Where the hell does the time go?
Plei, a guy I work with is the Director of Development at Woodland Park. He was telling me last month about some really exciting early child development focused stuff they're going to be doing in the next few years. You should have some really neat things to do with the Bean.
ETA: OMG, that face!
