Day 1

Day 1:

So there really isn't much information about Uberman on the internet, or at least much firsrt hand information (other than the blog by Steve Pavlina that everyone talks about) so I thought with all this extra time I have perhaps I can give another account of the Uberman Cycle's effects, and process.



I decided to do this rather impulsively actually. After a couple of days of pulling all nighters and my sleep schedule getting messed up I decided that perhaps now would be an easy time to adapt. Since I was already  sleep deprived and because my mind wasn't as used to sleeping the traditional 8 hours at the same time every night perhaps I the process will go by quicker than 10-14 days. Im actually banking on this because that's about the time when midterms are and I need to study. Did I mention, that this really is not the right time to be doing this?

Anyway, my first nap was not a nap. I just lay down with my eyes closed for 20 minutes, it was actually difficult to fight the urge to open them even though I knew I was not going to fall asleep. I ended up checking my watch just as the alarm went off. The next four hours felt as if I had pulled an all nighter,which I had :) they started out great but I really started to fade at the end. 

My second nap at 8 am, was a little more fruitful. I got into that nice trance like state, where the lines between conscious, irrational thought and nonsensical imagination are slightly blurred. I was enjoying it, but then the alarm went off before I thought it would! This is a good benchmark as it means that I fell into deeper sleep and that my perception of time changed. When I awoke I felt somewhat rested and still do...I anticipate this to fade as the next four hours pass

Here is my Facade 8 hours in

The biggest noticeable and obvious challenge now is finding things to do. Like I said I came into this with absolutely no plan. I spend most of my time on the computer, so I'm hoping that the gamma rays from my screen can keep me from passing out while I adapt, but if I run out of things do to on the net (god forbid) I will be at a loss. Perhaps studying might be something to try out. Something that I will be working on is both this blog and my video blog for studying abroad.





Here is Steve Pavlina's Blog:
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/