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So far I'm way less exhausted and strung out by this whole polyphasic sleep thing than I expected to be. I'm surprised that the power/cat/insert-adjective-here-naps do already seem to be already fairly restful. I'll start to get that "Oh god must sleep now" feeling when it gets much past my scheduled mini-bedtime, but then when I go and briefly crash, I'll be irritable for a bit afterwards, then after a brief period of compelling myself to quit bitching and chill, I'll be totally normally functional. I expect things to get a little harsher as I go, reaching a peak around day 7 or so, but thus far it's been a much less bumpy ride than I expected. I actually missed two sleep sessions in a row today, then caught up with it later and feel fine now.
Log - day 2
Health - 9.2 I can tell I'm getting less rest than normal because I have that body-tired feeling, even though I don't feel mentally tired at all. This seems fairly steady thus far and is a cause for some concern, but I'm willing to wait to see if this evens out as I get used to it.
Energy Levels - 8.5 Fine most of the time, noticeable fluctuations when I miss a sleep session, but this goes away after I make it up.
Daily Functioning - 10.0 No issues whatsoever.
Social Performance - 9.5 Completely fine most of the time, with noticeable fluctuations of irritability and pissiness right after I make myself get up from a nap. After a brief period of centering myself I'm fine. I think this will even out as I get used to it.
Job Performance - 10.0 No issues at all. I did require *massive* caffeine intake to stay alert at work during the period where I missed two sleep sessions, but this is not really that abnormal for me.
Interesting Work Productivity - 10.0 Not too much chance to test this yet today; should be able to collect more data tonight.
(I changed the scale of these indicators by an order of magnitude for readability purposes. Not like they're really scientific anyway.)
Log - day 2
Health - 9.2 I can tell I'm getting less rest than normal because I have that body-tired feeling, even though I don't feel mentally tired at all. This seems fairly steady thus far and is a cause for some concern, but I'm willing to wait to see if this evens out as I get used to it.
Energy Levels - 8.5 Fine most of the time, noticeable fluctuations when I miss a sleep session, but this goes away after I make it up.
Daily Functioning - 10.0 No issues whatsoever.
Social Performance - 9.5 Completely fine most of the time, with noticeable fluctuations of irritability and pissiness right after I make myself get up from a nap. After a brief period of centering myself I'm fine. I think this will even out as I get used to it.
Job Performance - 10.0 No issues at all. I did require *massive* caffeine intake to stay alert at work during the period where I missed two sleep sessions, but this is not really that abnormal for me.
Interesting Work Productivity - 10.0 Not too much chance to test this yet today; should be able to collect more data tonight.
(I changed the scale of these indicators by an order of magnitude for readability purposes. Not like they're really scientific anyway.)