Post by Omega on Jun 6, 2017 22:15:08 GMT -6
ok so summer break is about to start or has already started for most of the people on this forum
and, for me at least, summer break means completely fucking up anything that even slightly resembles a decent sleep schedule
note that its probably best to just not fuck up your sleep schedule at all, but if you’re like me you have problems doing that
so, here's how to unfuck your sleep schedule, by: that fuckin nerd kid idk
THINGS TO KNOW
- an average human is awake for 16 hours and asleep for 8
- note that even if you sleep for more than 8 hours, you'll still probably only stay awake for 16 hours
- this may be what causes the fucking-up of sleep, but idk. i’m a twelve year old insomniac, not a neurologist or something
- an easy way to calculate when you'll wake up (if you sleep for 8 hours) is to add 12 hours to when you think you'll fall asleep and then subtract 4 hours
- eg. if you fall asleep at 6 am: 6 am + 12 hours = 6 pm, 6 pm - 4 hours = 2 pm. if you fall asleep at 6 am, you'll wake up at 2 pm.
METHOD ONE: “Going Backwards”
if there was a “healthy” way to fix your sleep schedule, this would probably be it. basically, you “go backwards”, or try to fall asleep earlier than you usually do. in my opinion, this is the hardest to do, because it’s hard to fall asleep if you haven’t been awake for at least 16 hours.
but, if you do want to do this method, i would recommend trying to fall asleep an hour earlier every day. for instance, if you fall asleep at 6 am on one day, try falling asleep at 5 am the day after, and so on.
lather, rinse, and repeat until you’re falling asleep at your desired time. bam, you done it. congration.
another thing to note, however, is that this method is kinda lengthy. like, if you want to go from falling asleep at 6 am to falling asleep at 10 pm, it would take you 8 days, because there’s an 8-hour difference between the times (when you go backwards), and you’re only falling asleep one hour earlier every day.
METHOD TWO: “Going Forwards (Slowly)”
this is like method one, except you “go forwards” in time instead of backwards. you do this by, instead of falling asleep an hour earlier, you stay up an hour later, but sleep for the same amount of time.
i don’t recommend doing this if you have work or school or some sort of schedule to follow, because it requires falling asleep and waking up at really awkward times. the process also tends to be very lengthy. for instance, if you want to go from falling asleep at 6 am to falling asleep at 10 pm using this method, it would take you 16 days instead of 8, because you’re going forwards instead of backwards.
it’s quite easy to do, though, but you need some self control in order to pull it off. if you find method one to be too hard for you, try this one. and, if you find this one to be too hard, then see below.
METHOD THREE: “Going Forwards (Quickly)”
now, this is a very quick, drastic, and draining way to fix your sleep schedule. instead of gradually changing it over time, you rush through it, like ripping off a band-aid. i do not recommend doing this unless you can handle sleep deprivation and extreme fatigue.
to do this method, you basically have to pull repeated all nighters. you stay up for as long as you can, fall asleep, and then repeat. for me, it takes about three days to pull this off, but it really depends on how long you can stay up. for me, that's twenty to twenty two hours (also, DO NOT take caffeine unless you can handle the crash well. if you’re sleep deprived, it will hit you hard.). i'll show an example of method three being pulled off.
so, say i wake up at six in the afternoon, and feel like crap for it. i decide on a whim that i’ll try and fix my sleep schedule using method three. so, if i woke up at 6 pm, that means i would naturally stay up until 10 am. i figure i can stay up for 22 hours, which means i can stay up until 4 pm the next day.
the next day, four pm rolls around, and i promptly pass out. i then wake up at midnight, and do my calculations again. i figure out i can stay up until 10 pm and then i’m done, my sleep schedule would be perfect. but, my body has other plans. i end up falling asleep at 7 pm instead, missing my goal by three hours.
so, i take another day and fine tune my sleep schedule. i woke up at 3 am, so i only have to stay up 19 hours to reach my goal of 10 pm, instead of 22. i manage to pull this off, and fix my sleep schedule. hooray! my sleep schedule has been saved. at least, until it gets out of hand again.
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as a final note, i can proudly say that i’ve been both awake and asleep at all hours of the day
i hope this guide helped you guys!
and, for me at least, summer break means completely fucking up anything that even slightly resembles a decent sleep schedule
note that its probably best to just not fuck up your sleep schedule at all, but if you’re like me you have problems doing that
so, here's how to unfuck your sleep schedule, by: that fuckin nerd kid idk
THINGS TO KNOW
- an average human is awake for 16 hours and asleep for 8
- note that even if you sleep for more than 8 hours, you'll still probably only stay awake for 16 hours
- this may be what causes the fucking-up of sleep, but idk. i’m a twelve year old insomniac, not a neurologist or something
- an easy way to calculate when you'll wake up (if you sleep for 8 hours) is to add 12 hours to when you think you'll fall asleep and then subtract 4 hours
- eg. if you fall asleep at 6 am: 6 am + 12 hours = 6 pm, 6 pm - 4 hours = 2 pm. if you fall asleep at 6 am, you'll wake up at 2 pm.
METHOD ONE: “Going Backwards”
if there was a “healthy” way to fix your sleep schedule, this would probably be it. basically, you “go backwards”, or try to fall asleep earlier than you usually do. in my opinion, this is the hardest to do, because it’s hard to fall asleep if you haven’t been awake for at least 16 hours.
but, if you do want to do this method, i would recommend trying to fall asleep an hour earlier every day. for instance, if you fall asleep at 6 am on one day, try falling asleep at 5 am the day after, and so on.
lather, rinse, and repeat until you’re falling asleep at your desired time. bam, you done it. congration.
another thing to note, however, is that this method is kinda lengthy. like, if you want to go from falling asleep at 6 am to falling asleep at 10 pm, it would take you 8 days, because there’s an 8-hour difference between the times (when you go backwards), and you’re only falling asleep one hour earlier every day.
METHOD TWO: “Going Forwards (Slowly)”
this is like method one, except you “go forwards” in time instead of backwards. you do this by, instead of falling asleep an hour earlier, you stay up an hour later, but sleep for the same amount of time.
i don’t recommend doing this if you have work or school or some sort of schedule to follow, because it requires falling asleep and waking up at really awkward times. the process also tends to be very lengthy. for instance, if you want to go from falling asleep at 6 am to falling asleep at 10 pm using this method, it would take you 16 days instead of 8, because you’re going forwards instead of backwards.
it’s quite easy to do, though, but you need some self control in order to pull it off. if you find method one to be too hard for you, try this one. and, if you find this one to be too hard, then see below.
METHOD THREE: “Going Forwards (Quickly)”
now, this is a very quick, drastic, and draining way to fix your sleep schedule. instead of gradually changing it over time, you rush through it, like ripping off a band-aid. i do not recommend doing this unless you can handle sleep deprivation and extreme fatigue.
to do this method, you basically have to pull repeated all nighters. you stay up for as long as you can, fall asleep, and then repeat. for me, it takes about three days to pull this off, but it really depends on how long you can stay up. for me, that's twenty to twenty two hours (also, DO NOT take caffeine unless you can handle the crash well. if you’re sleep deprived, it will hit you hard.). i'll show an example of method three being pulled off.
so, say i wake up at six in the afternoon, and feel like crap for it. i decide on a whim that i’ll try and fix my sleep schedule using method three. so, if i woke up at 6 pm, that means i would naturally stay up until 10 am. i figure i can stay up for 22 hours, which means i can stay up until 4 pm the next day.
the next day, four pm rolls around, and i promptly pass out. i then wake up at midnight, and do my calculations again. i figure out i can stay up until 10 pm and then i’m done, my sleep schedule would be perfect. but, my body has other plans. i end up falling asleep at 7 pm instead, missing my goal by three hours.
so, i take another day and fine tune my sleep schedule. i woke up at 3 am, so i only have to stay up 19 hours to reach my goal of 10 pm, instead of 22. i manage to pull this off, and fix my sleep schedule. hooray! my sleep schedule has been saved. at least, until it gets out of hand again.
---
as a final note, i can proudly say that i’ve been both awake and asleep at all hours of the day
i hope this guide helped you guys!
