Progress at-a-glance
End of
day 6*
- Mental alertness: 8
- Physical energy level: 9
- Quality of sleep: 7
*On this
scale, 10 represents my original state prior to beginning this experiment.
Detailed comments
I can
attribute today to providing me more insight into how I sleep. I can't say my
sleeps went 'according to plan' today, but in their variations, they taught me
many things.
I
overslept my 12am nap today yet again. Why is it always the midnight scheduled
nap where this happens?? Anyway, once again, my 3:50 alarm woke me up. Once
again I skipped the 4am nap and my next scheduled nap is at 8am. During my
waking hours, I typed up my sleep experimental progress for the previous day.
Today we
went to the cinemas, and to wander the city for a bit before it begins. With
that intention we caught the first bus for the day bound for Chofu. The
earliest bus came at 8:30. While waiting for the bus to come, my scheduled
naptime came around so I slept on the bus for half an hour. One thing I thought
I'd make a special mention of, is sleep quality. Up until now, I haven't been
able to fall asleep anywhere except in a proper bed, but on this particular bus
trip, I think I managed to fall asleep. What was different about my sleeping
style this time, was that I slept looking up, not hunched over. I think I'm not
used to sleeping whilst sitting up, but giving my body the impression I'm lying
down by facing upward when you sleep helps in falling asleep.
We spent
the morning wandering about Chofu and doing a bit of shopping, with more free
time than we expected because both the city municipal office and the bank were
closed. When it drew near the time for my 12pm nap, we went to a restaurant.
Before I ate, I slept at the restaurant, leaning against the wall. I
experienced again the phenomenon of falling asleep easier if I slept facing up.
I may have even fallen asleep for a short while resting against the wall today.
That's a big achievement in the way of sleeping outdoors. And it'll come in
handy just in time for tomorrow, when our family goes to Disneyland for a whole
day.
After
napping and lunch, we finally get to the highlight even of the day - watching
the anime movie Hunter X Hunter: the last mission. It was an ok movie, but
according to my Hunter X Hunter fanatic friend, it didn't do justice to the
characters and to the battles in the anime. I still enjoyed it.
We
managed to return to the dormitories in time for my 4pm nap. It was an ok
sleep, after which I felt ok. After waking up, I did a bit of packing and then
set off for my dad's place again. As mentioned previously, we will be going to
Disneyland tomorrow to view the new years' illumination, and making use of our
visit there to go on the rides. Since my dad's place is very convenient for
commuting to Disneyland, I came over tonight.
I was
supposed to take my next nap at 8, but that was when we started eating. We had
seafood centering on fish and crab, and it was so tasty that before I knew it,
we were all feasting on the food, including me. I ended up skipping my 8pm nap
altogether.
Instead,
we went to a local hot springs to loosen up before bed. I bathed before taking
a sleep, and at 11pm, I had a 30 minute nap. When I was woken up, I was really
sleepy, but still able to somewhat think straight.
Here ends
my recount of my sixth day on my second attempt at the polyphasic sleep cycle.
Soon, winter holidays will end and school semester will begin. I'm interested
to see how that will work with my sleeping pattern.
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