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graph posted:dont forget to set your jiggler, and because we're never going longer than an hour, anyone hitting you up on teams or w/e has an under-an-hour buffer zone which can be brushed off with a 'whoops, just saw this' may a nap be with you
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i can't do short naps. i just can't anything under 2 hours and i feel worse than when i went to sleep
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:29 |
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the reason is that you're waking up at a bad time in your sleep cycle. no joke the 15-20 minute power nap is the best form of nap i have found. it takes some practice to learn to fall asleep in that time but thankfully the practice is literally "set a timer, go close your eyes, if you don't fall asleep that's ok you still got some rest"
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:31 |
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Jonny 290 posted:i just don't really get the nap thing. to each their own tho what's your stance on sleeping in?
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:34 |
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Pile Of Garbage posted:what's your stance on sleeping in? loving hate it. i'm in bed by midnight, asleep by 1, up between 6:45 and 7:30 nothing pisses me off like waking up and it's 10:17 am. even on weekends? especially on weekends
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:35 |
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jonny are you a literal psycopath irl
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:36 |
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respectable. i used to hate sleeping in on weekends, feels like you lose half the day. then i just lost all self respect and poo poo. now ill sleep to the crypt
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:37 |
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doesnt like naps? doesnt like sleeping in??quiggy posted:jonny are you a literal psycopath irl
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:37 |
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gently caress it. afternoon coffee.
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graph posted:dont forget to set your jiggler, and because we're never going longer than an hour, anyone hitting you up on teams or w/e has an under-an-hour buffer zone which can be brushed off with a 'whoops, just saw this' jotting this down for future studies and experimentation
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:40 |
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quiggy posted:jonny are you a literal psycopath irl I am of an age where my good years can be counted on fingers and toes. I just don't want to sleep it away. that's all.
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Jonny 290 posted:i just don't really get the nap thing. to each their own tho same i always wake up from a nap feeling angry and disoriented
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:46 |
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i was getting away with a python script on the previous work laptop since it was a dinosaur company, but i suspect that i may have to get an actual jiggler for the next open to recommendations from the primary nap admins! Jonny 290 posted:loving hate it. i'm in bed by midnight, asleep by 1, up between 6:45 and 7:30 i'm in bed by 9:30 PM and awake by 4:30 AM most of the time. largely due to work, but the schedule is pretty nice except during DST. boo, hiss
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Elder Postsman posted:same i always wake up from a nap feeling angry and disoriented i always wake up like that. longer i sleep the worse it gets cos i have extremely vivid dreams
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Jonny 290 posted:I am of an age where my good years can be counted on fingers and toes. I just don't want to sleep it away. that's all. hmm. i guess this answer is acceptable.
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dioxazine posted:i'm in bed by 9:30 PM and awake by 4:30 AM most of the time. largely due to work, but the schedule is pretty nice except during DST. boo, hiss this is nuts my last job i worked with weirdos like this who would show up to the office at like 5 am. i'd get there at 8:30-9 am and was always ALWAYS the last person in. just one of the many reasons i only stayed there for 12 months.
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:49 |
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quiggy posted:the reason is that you're waking up at a bad time in your sleep cycle. no joke the 15-20 minute power nap is the best form of nap i have found. experimenting with nap lengths to find your optimal zone is important! mine is about 40 minutes, with a fall-asleep buffer included in the hour quiggy posted:it takes some practice to learn to fall asleep in that time but thankfully the practice is literally "set a timer, go close your eyes, if you don't fall asleep that's ok you still got some rest" this is one of the the most important things about napping, training your brain to not get mad when you can't nap. about two weeks ago i couldn't nap all week but still got revitalized with the 'well, at least we're resting' thoughts during the hour and learning to control your breathing during sometimes i can't get an hour in and have to shorten it up based on meetings/zooms etc. but the better you get with napping the more flexible your naps and nap windows can become and you can get that mid-day rejuvenation any time you like!
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:50 |
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in college i had a little 15 minute nap app and one of the things it said was "even just closing your eyes can be profoundly beneficial" and it's true. even if you don't literally fall asleep, lying down in a calm space with your eyes closed for a little bit is still a lot more restful than not doing that
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:53 |
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Elder Postsman posted:this is nuts hey! i may be a weirdo but, ah.. hm yeah, i got nothing
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 20:55 |
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i had a period of terrible insomnia a couple times in my life, so i'd lay there meditating for hours on end. it worked pretty well for not being completely wiped at work now im usually in bed before 10:00 and wake up around 9:30. i fall asleep quickly, too
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dioxazine posted:open to recommendations from the primary nap admins! i use macos so i recommend amphetamine https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12 it's more complex than it should be, but it works wonderfully! set the mouse cursor to move every minute (ignore the trigger function) then activate it in the menubar dropdown. increments of 5 minutes, even. how convenient, based on how long your nap window can be for that day! 224 naps and counting! thanks amphetamine! Pile Of Garbage posted:longer i sleep the worse it gets cos i have extremely vivid dreams mine kick in at the end and since march 2020 mine are insanely vivid but not to the point of lucidity, and my c/w has recommended i get diagnosed for night terrors when they hit. lol pleasant dreams this week, though
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:00 |
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i don't like structured naps. i like when they're a fun surprise while watching tv. especially the itchy eye sleepy feeling where you know if you close your eyes it's z town that i don't get at night.
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:01 |
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quiggy posted:
wisdom.
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Achmed Jones posted:i had a period of terrible insomnia a couple times in my life, so i'd lay there meditating for hours on end. it worked pretty well for not being completely wiped at work same friend. i am now at the longest point of my life without a longish term insomnia streak (more than three weeks)
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I have real bad insomnia too. Surprisingly enough the most effective fix is... Amphetamine
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:05 |
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to meditation crew: i've only ever reached the blue stage. which stage have you gotten to?
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i want to learn to meditate but im extremely bad at it
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PokeJoe posted:I have real bad insomnia too. Surprisingly enough the most effective fix is... Amphetamine way back when, i found that the one thing that helped me get decent, restful sleep was doing a wee line before bed. The alarm would go off and i would wake up rested and alert.
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rotor posted:way back when, i found that the one thing that helped me get decent, restful sleep was doing a wee line before bed. The alarm would go off and i would wake up rested and alert. lol. i take coffee naps sometime where I chug a mug and lay down, wake up feeling ok. But overall the speed right when I wake up seems to trick my brain into being alert during the day instead of when I'm in bed trying to sleep
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:09 |
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quiggy posted:
my greatest weakness is not wanting to leave the little 15 minute nap if i get in the zone graph posted:to meditation crew: i've only ever reached the blue stage. which stage have you gotten to? i dont know what this means
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Roosevelt posted:my greatest weakness is not wanting to leave the little 15 minute nap if i get in the zone this is why i nap in two phases, a 15 minute phase and then a 5 minute phase. the 5 minute phase makes me not hate when the 15 minute alarm goes off
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graph posted:to meditation crew: i've only ever reached the blue stage. which stage have you gotten to? not really sure what you mean. i've had visualizations that were almost certainly my brain starting to dream while i was awake, that was pretty cool. as far as buddhist stuff goes, idk i don't really have a teacher and am not comfortable ascribing jhana attainment to myself
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quiggy posted:this is why i nap in two phases, a 15 minute phase and then a 5 minute phase. the 5 minute phase makes me not hate when the 15 minute alarm goes off polyphasic nap mode (quiggy rules)
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:16 |
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they mean the vc backed app for meditating
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:16 |
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hey bob how about you vc deez nuts
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:17 |
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you can say many things about vc backed tech companies but thinking theyll help your escape from dukka is quite the stupid one
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:17 |
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quiggy posted:i want to learn to meditate but im extremely bad at it
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:22 |
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Jonny 290 posted:i just don't really get the nap thing. to each their own tho
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# ? Mar 22, 2023 21:34 |
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the problem with naps is if i somehow manage to fall asleep, then im dead to the world for at least 2 hours, and then i wake up feeling more tired than before the nap
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never been much of a nap guy but i have noticed that it's way easier to do as i get older. very useful for traveling across time zones now
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