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Jamie likes books, guitars, programming, open source and food. He writes about these things too. This is where he puts the things he writes.

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Friday
Apr012011

Biphasic Sleeping - Day 2

It was only 35 hours ago that I decided to take the plunge into biphasic sleeping. I always knew my second day would be a struggle, but, my god, this is more difficult than I anticipated. I've got pains across all my muscles, including my eyes, and caffeine only relieves it for a few moments.

I'm struggling to concentrate and have to be thinking all the time to just stay focused. My motor skills are impaired, and typing and writing is difficult. Right now, I'm at home on my own. I'm expecting to get into the rhythm of the day and be feeling better by lunchtime, but right now it's ghastly.

Yesterday's nap was nice, but not quite what it should be. It'll take a few days to get used to sleeping in the day, so until then I can't expect it to be brilliant. I dreamt two very weird dreams in my one nap, and woke up in the middle. Give it time, but it seems to be on the right track.

Last night's sleep was lovely, until I had to wake up. I managed to scrape together enough discipline to get out of bed but I fear that won't perservere. If I'm not feeling well after my nap, I'm not sure I'll wake up tomorrow morning. Thank god it's Saturday and doesn't matter.

I'm remaining optimistic. My body needs time to adapt. Until then, I'm going to struggle through school on high-caffeine drinks. Have a good day.

Clearly, I don't work well without sleep.

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