Comments on: Advice from Psuke http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/ Polyphasic Sleep and Better Thinking Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/comment-page-1/#comment-39047 puredoxyk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:40:25 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/?p=1425#comment-39047 Oh yes, a month *minimum*. Even after that, I tell people to be careful fudging or skipping naps. Nobody's ready for "crazyphasic" where you can basically just figure it out as you go along, until at least six months IMO. Oh yes, a month *minimum*. Even after that, I tell people to be careful fudging or skipping naps. Nobody’s ready for “crazyphasic” where you can basically just figure it out as you go along, until at least six months IMO.

]]> By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/comment-page-1/#comment-39046 puredoxyk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:39:33 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/?p=1425#comment-39046 Yeah, I hadn't thought of it either, but she's probably dead right. Yeah, I hadn’t thought of it either, but she’s probably dead right.

]]> By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/comment-page-1/#comment-39045 puredoxyk Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:36:15 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/?p=1425#comment-39045 Yeah, it's not a great idea, just like it's not a great idea to go vegetarian while still smoking two packs a day. It will have a negative impact on your ability to adapt to, and keep, the schedule, and on how you feel overall...on the other hand, how much of a negative impact, and whether that impact is too much or not, varies by individual. When I first did Uberman, I drank quite a bit of coffee and smoked cigarettes, but at the age of 20 that didn't seem to hurt. Now I have to watch when I have coffee or I'll ruin a nap, and I certainly don't think I could do it if I still smoked. With regards to alcohol and harder drugs -- getting high on anything will eff up your naps, during and possibly after. (You *aren't* waking up after 20 minutes if you're drunk, for instance.) ONCE YOU'RE ADAPTED, you can probably choose to throw your schedule to the wind for a day if you'd rather party, and recover just fine the next day, so it shouldn't be a problem as long as you're a) ADAPTED (this is me saying HELL NO you can't get high while you're adapting, if you didn't catch that), b) very careful to get your schedule back afterwards, and c) don't do it too often. Sorry if that's the obvious answer, but there you have it. ;) Yeah, it’s not a great idea, just like it’s not a great idea to go vegetarian while still smoking two packs a day. It will have a negative impact on your ability to adapt to, and keep, the schedule, and on how you feel overall…on the other hand, how much of a negative impact, and whether that impact is too much or not, varies by individual. When I first did Uberman, I drank quite a bit of coffee and smoked cigarettes, but at the age of 20 that didn’t seem to hurt. Now I have to watch when I have coffee or I’ll ruin a nap, and I certainly don’t think I could do it if I still smoked.

With regards to alcohol and harder drugs — getting high on anything will eff up your naps, during and possibly after. (You *aren’t* waking up after 20 minutes if you’re drunk, for instance.) ONCE YOU’RE ADAPTED, you can probably choose to throw your schedule to the wind for a day if you’d rather party, and recover just fine the next day, so it shouldn’t be a problem as long as you’re a) ADAPTED (this is me saying HELL NO you can’t get high while you’re adapting, if you didn’t catch that), b) very careful to get your schedule back afterwards, and c) don’t do it too often.

Sorry if that’s the obvious answer, but there you have it. ;)

]]> By: anonym http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/comment-page-1/#comment-39041 anonym Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:30:50 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/?p=1425#comment-39041 Just one question, what about drinking alcohol / takeing some drugs? It is still possible to do every/uberman sleeping schedule? Certainly it should be harder.. Just one question, what about drinking alcohol / takeing some drugs? It is still possible to do every/uberman sleeping schedule? Certainly it should be harder..

]]> By: nemogbr http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/comment-page-1/#comment-39039 nemogbr Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:32:26 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/?p=1425#comment-39039 Good Advice. Pity I didn't take it. Will have to start the Taichi in the mornings then. Even if my legs feel like jelly...lol Good Advice. Pity I didn’t take it.

Will have to start the Taichi in the mornings then. Even if my legs feel like jelly…lol

]]> By: Aximilation http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2009/06/30/advice-from-psuke/comment-page-1/#comment-39038 Aximilation Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:40 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/?p=1425#comment-39038 That's good, I've been telling people on twitter that they should plan on going at it for at least a solid month before they start screwing with their [everyman] schedule, glad you agree. :-D That’s good, I’ve been telling people on twitter that they should plan on going at it for at least a solid month before they start screwing with their [everyman] schedule, glad you agree. :-D

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