A2K time zones: What's the time where you are & what are you up to?

@jcboy,

Do you know about the "segmented sleep" idea?

Evidently it has been really common, historically, for people to sleep in two phases and then go ahead and get up and do stuff in between. Read a bit by candlelight, say.

This idea of 8 hours of continuous sleep is relatively recent.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segmented_sleep

First bit:

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Segmented sleep, also known as divided sleep, bimodal sleep pattern, or interrupted sleep, is a polyphasic or biphasic sleep pattern where two or more periods of sleep are punctuated by a period of wakefulness. Along with a nap (siesta) in the day, it has been argued that this is the natural pattern of human sleep.[1][2]

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@sozobe,

Pretty much the way monastic life worked.

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11:50 in Westford MA. About to take a jog. I was sweltering in Central
Florida this time last week. Now I'm considering adding a layer in New
England.

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@George,

noon in downtown Toronto

enjoying a bowl of cauliflower soup

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@sozobe,

Thanks for that Soz! Never heard that before. I’ve been like this for about 4 years now. I’ll sleep for about five hours then I have to get up, I usually take a short nap when I get home from work.

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@sozobe,

That's interesting (just followed the link). Maybe hamburgboy doesn't need to go to a sleep disorder clinic after all. He has to stay awake til midnight or 1 a.m. to be able to sleep til 6 a.m.

Set's also a segmented sleeper. He's often asleep by 9 or 10, then up at 2 or 3. Then he's asleep again in the afternoon for a couple of hours.

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its 2:15 on Tuesday afternoon, and I am off work already. I am sitting here with my wife, enjoying the nice sunny day.
Its about 62 degrees out, with no wind, and I am enjoying the fact that I actually am off before 4 in the afternoon, it almost never happens.

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@mysteryman,

It's 3:25 EST and I'm frittering away this final 25 minutes which coincidentally is the last 25 minutes of today's work shift for me.

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@ehBeth,

My wife also has sleep disorder; she sleeps about four hours every night - and sometimes less. I told her she should see her doctor about this problem, because lack of sleep can impact your overall health.

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@sozobe,

I’ve known for sometime now Morgan had some type of sleep disorder. It’s 9:00 PM and he’s asleep. He’s been this way since we met, he can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, but not for long. He’ll be up before 3 and start working on his laptop.

I’ve always thought that he was a work-a-holic, he goes to sleep with work on his mind and wakes up and goes straight to work!

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@MMarciano,

MMarciano wrote:

I’ve known for sometime now Morgan had some type of sleep disorder. It’s 9:00 PM and he’s asleep. He’s been this way since we met, he can fall asleep at the drop of a hat, but not for long. He’ll be up before 3 and start working on his laptop.

I’ve always thought that he was a work-a-holic, he goes to sleep with work on his mind and wakes up and goes straight to work!

Maybe he gets hit in the head with some Inspiration,
while he is asleep n he wants to put it into practice ?

David

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@OmSigDAVID,

That's true, sometimes I do get inspiration in the middle of the night.

Heck it's 8:40 PM and I'm ready for bed, told Marco to dvr the debate tonight so I can watch it tomorrow.

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@jcboy,

jcboy wrote:

That's true, sometimes I do get inspiration in the middle of the night.

Heck it's 8:40 PM and I'm ready for bed, told Marco to dvr the debate tonight so I can watch it tomorrow.

So I guess u record the inspiration
so that u will not forget, right?

GREAT geniuses of science & the arts
have received such creative inspriation in slumber (from the subconscious mind).
U r not the first to have gotten them, Morgan.

David

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@OmSigDAVID,

Its now 8:41 in Florida, I'm going to try and stay up late so I can sleep in. We're sipping wine and watching some TV.

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@jcboy,

Dream diaries can also be enlightening;
trends, threads of recurring patterns, messages from the subconscious.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I'm still awake Smile

although I'm starting to fade again Razz

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@jcboy,

Try to have a lucid dream. (Tell your subconscious mind.)
If u do, then u will be master of your universe,
and of all within, until u awaken.

David

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11:09 p.m. in East York

just back from an amazing concert of Neapolitan music - a total wow - so exciting to experience Tafelmusik collaborating with groups like the Vesuvius ensemble - it is great to be in a room with extraordinary musicians when things are working perfectly

decompressing and hoping the girl dog won't fart too much as she's fallen asleep right beside my chair

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@sozobe,

just read your post .

the BBC Magazine has an article that you may find interesting :

" the myth of the 8 hour sleep "

here is the link :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16964783

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@hamburgboy,

I just emailed the link to my wife who sleeps about four hours every night - if she's lucky. Thanks for sharing it.

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