Sleep cycle strategies

(idea) by artfuldodger (4.9 y) (print) ? (I like it!) 1 C! Tue Mar 21 2000 at 7:43:57

You have become nocturnal due to excessive noding or other activities. You have a string of exams at 8 a.m. all the coming week. What do you do?

Stay up all "night" and all "day", then go to sleep at some reasonable hour the next "night." Sounds really good in theory, but you will often decide to take a nap the next afternoon, which may lead to complete chaotic breakdown of sleep cycle integrity.
Go to bed at your accustomed time, say 6 am or so, but wake up at eight. You will feel like shit, but it will trick your body into thinking that this is the time to wake up. Similar problems to strategy one. You must stay awake.
The reverse of strategy one. Sleep for 20 hours or so, whatever it will take to get you back on track. Often requires drugs.
EXPERTS ONLY: Go into "limbo" a state in which you doze for one half hour out of every two hours or so. You never go completely to sleep, but you don't get any more tired, either. You do need to sleep eventually, though. Go to sleep when the time is ripe to reenter normality. I developed this technique during The week of Seven Airports, two train stations, and thirteen time zones. It let me keep my eye on my towel at all times.
Beware the orange orb!

(idea) by Pyro (2.5 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) 1 C! Tue Mar 21 2000 at 7:53:05

To aid in the acomplishment of number one and two, make good use of drugs; such as caffeine and ephedrine. As for number three, try valium. Or you can always try what I do to stay away. Ephedrine, L-Tyrosine (keeps your epinephrine stores full), Caffeine, Siberian Ginseng, Aspirin (destroys the enzyme that breaks down Ephedrine), Gingko Biloba (kills those jitters), all washed down with the most bitter grapefruit juice you can find (the stuff that makes it bitter also breaks down cAMP, which is responsible for the metabolism of caffeine). Your mileage may vary.

The week of Seven Airports, two train stations, and thirteen time zones	The annoying orange orb outside my window each morning	Uberman's Sleep Schedule	human sleep cycle
Falling asleep in public places	ephedrine	How to recover a lost Linux root or Windows 2000 Administrator password	The less you know, the better you sleep
The worst way to wake up	L-Tyrosine	Sleep deprivation	camp
bigger breasts	Power nap	epinephrine	Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
towel	melatonin	Your mileage may vary	A Smiling Medium Dog
Valium	Megatokyo	Tragic: The Addiction	grapefruit

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