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Offline Mince

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My Experiment
« on: September 19, 2009, 09:09:36 AM »
As I have a lot of work to do at the moment, I am going to try an experiment.

For seven days, I will see if I can do what Vulture does. I will go to bed at 12pm and get up at 4am.

I wonder if I can survive on just 4 hours sleep a night.

Wish me luck.

Tom

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2009, 10:39:47 AM »
Mince, I will wish you luck as it is terrible when you have a lot to do.

According to ancient folklore, if you went to bed before midnight, you benefit from the sleep twice as much than if you'd gone after midnight. So if you were asleep between 11 and 12 this would be the equivalent of two hours sleep.

I very often go to bed at nine and wake at around 1am feeling as though I've had a really good night's sleep.

Try your 12 - 4, and if you start to feel really knackered, go for an earlier sleep.

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2009, 11:18:16 AM »
I might try 11 to 3 the week after.  :-\

Vulture

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2009, 02:46:17 PM »

I wonder if I can survive on just 4 hours sleep a night.


Never in a million years!

Feather

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2009, 08:20:12 PM »
As I have a lot of work to do at the moment, I am going to try an experiment.


I wonder if I can survive on just 4 hours sleep a night.


No. Well, you might be able to survive, but your work may suffer and you won't be good for anything. 

Offline Mince

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2009, 07:54:21 AM »
I start on Monday, obviously.

peter

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2009, 11:36:14 PM »
you notice he did not say what monday

Vulture

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2009, 12:19:33 PM »
As I have a lot of work to do at the moment, I am going to try an experiment.

For seven days, I will see if I can do what Vulture does. I will go to bed at 12pm and get up at 4am.

I wonder if I can survive on just 4 hours sleep a night.

Wish me luck.

How did the experiment work out?

Feather

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2009, 02:11:04 PM »
Did anyone notice that he indicated he would be sleeping 16 hours?  Excuse me for being an ignorant American, but do you not refer to midnight as 12AM and noon as 12PM in Britain?

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Malc

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2009, 03:07:04 PM »
You are entirely correct, Feather, as well as being a good looking bird, so I perhaps feel more drawn to your side of the argument than I might otherwise.

What the hell, it's Mince. I'm on your side come hell or high water.

Feather

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #10 on: October 15, 2009, 02:11:13 PM »
You are entirely correct, Feather, as well as being a good looking bird, so I perhaps feel more drawn to your side of the argument than I might otherwise.

Thank you, Malc, for agreeing with me. By the way, you're no slouch in the looks department either.

I don't have an avatar anymore. It's gone missing.  :( 

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #11 on: October 15, 2009, 02:13:13 PM »
Mince had it away with quite a few of the avatars. I think he flogged them at a car boot sale somewhere.
Nostalgia is not what it used to be. 😟

Offline Mince

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #12 on: October 16, 2009, 08:48:00 PM »
Thank you, Malc, for agreeing with me. By the way, you're no slouch in the looks department either.

There you go, Malc. I'm slightly manlier than poo, and you're slightly more attractive than a slouch.

I say we start a club called the "Slightly Mores".


I don't have an avatar anymore. It's gone missing.  :( 

What is it with you and avatars?

Malc

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #13 on: October 16, 2009, 10:09:49 PM »
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By the way, you're no slouch in the looks department either
Thanks, but  it took me a number of years to come up with a photo where I didn't look like Kenny Everett's stunt double.

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I say we start a club called the "Slightly Mores".
More like O Tempora O Mores

Joan

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Re: My Experiment
« Reply #14 on: October 16, 2009, 11:57:44 PM »
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By the way, you're no slouch in the looks department either
Thanks, but  it took me a number of years to come up with a photo where I didn't look like Kenny Everett's stunt double.

See, what you do, Malc, is take the photo as far away as possible so that you're still recognisable, crop it a bit so it doesn't show everything, make sure you've got your sunnies on to hide any 'little' lines around the eyes, include a bit of scenery and maybe a little pink ribbon to take the focus off yourself and the overall effect is not too bad.   :P