Comments on: Early to Bed – Early to Rise http://s81.us/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/ Sean Z. Hayes - Fascinating... Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Jallo http://s81.us/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-569 Matt Jallo Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:13:18 +0000 http://s81.us/blog/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/#comment-569 There is only one solution, at least that I am aware of. One can't force oneself to fall asleep - the harder you try, the more you tend to just stay awake. But one can always force oneself to wake up. Identify your target awakening time, At. Let's say At=7:00. Now identify a target retirement time, Rt. Let's say Rt = 10:00. When do you actually get in bed and pull the covers up? This is the actual retirement time, Ra. Let's say Ra=12:00. Subtract Rt from Ra, to derive the discipline factor, Fd. In this case, Fd = 2 hours. Here's where your alarm clock comes in. Though you were getting up at 7:00? Think again. Because your actual awakening time, Aa = At - Fd. In this case, you're getting up at 5:00. That's 5 hours of sleep, my friend. And you can bet that day will be a bitch. But you know what, when Rt rolls around, you're not going to feel much like blogging. Oh, but, you ask, I must always be at work at a particular time Wt. So wouldn't this method naturally equalize to that time frame, and yet things are still a problem. I'm glad you asked. This is where Kp comes in, the punishment coefficient. Everyone's Kp is different, it will require some experimentation. But start out at 1.10, such that Aa = At - (Kp * Fd). Kp acts as a corrective force. By utilizing this method, you can maximize the efficiency of your sleep cycle. God-speed my friend. There is only one solution, at least that I am aware of. One can’t force oneself to fall asleep – the harder you try, the more you tend to just stay awake. But one can always force oneself to wake up.

Identify your target awakening time, At. Let’s say At=7:00. Now identify a target retirement time, Rt. Let’s say Rt = 10:00.

When do you actually get in bed and pull the covers up? This is the actual retirement time, Ra. Let’s say Ra=12:00. Subtract Rt from Ra, to derive the discipline factor, Fd. In this case, Fd = 2 hours.

Here’s where your alarm clock comes in. Though you were getting up at 7:00? Think again. Because your actual awakening time, Aa = At – Fd. In this case, you’re getting up at 5:00.

That’s 5 hours of sleep, my friend. And you can bet that day will be a bitch. But you know what, when Rt rolls around, you’re not going to feel much like blogging.

Oh, but, you ask, I must always be at work at a particular time Wt. So wouldn’t this method naturally equalize to that time frame, and yet things are still a problem. I’m glad you asked.

This is where Kp comes in, the punishment coefficient. Everyone’s Kp is different, it will require some experimentation. But start out at 1.10, such that Aa = At – (Kp * Fd).

Kp acts as a corrective force. By utilizing this method, you can maximize the efficiency of your sleep cycle. God-speed my friend.

]]> By: Not your mother http://s81.us/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-565 Not your mother Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:19:53 +0000 http://s81.us/blog/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/#comment-565 why are you checking computer before bed? bright light before bed like TV and computers alerts the brain for activity, causing a dampening of a need or desire to sleep. why are you checking computer before bed? bright light before bed like TV and computers alerts the brain for activity, causing a dampening of a need or desire to sleep.

]]> By: Lindze http://s81.us/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-562 Lindze Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:55:58 +0000 http://s81.us/blog/2007/07/22/early-to-bed-early-to-rise/#comment-562 school starts next week. That's a 9pm bedtime for me. Maybe it'll be easier for you to follow my lead? Think I'll be able to make that lead? school starts next week. That’s a 9pm bedtime for me. Maybe it’ll be easier for you to follow my lead? Think I’ll be able to make that lead?

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