Walking. This almost feels like Autumn!
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Day 70/100 – yes please →
A dozing ox →
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
~ Lao Tzu
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Day 69/100 – rain →
Haven’t been out in the rain in a while. Drizzling, dreary and humid. 30 days to go on this challenge (and I’m experimenting with a dietary change for these last 30 days. Big post at the end. :)
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Day 68/100 – regular class →
Thanks @shanley.joe for a wee quirky challenge. Super-chill class on a muggy— wait, wat month is it? Why is it still summer?
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Day 67/100 – hiding →
spent hours today running around Leaser Lake. Really enjoyed a drive through my old high school stomping ground on my way to help train search-and-recovery dogs. Perfect weather to play in nature while not following the paths
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Way too much fun →
Ima b covered in poison-ivy. #dontcare “Professional Scent Item” is going on my resume.
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shhhh →
Roxy has to find me from upwind…. she was so close, she heard my radio chirp…
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I’m going to be found →
may as well enjoy the wait
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quick HIDE!!! →
currently running through the woods trying to hide from an SAR dog. Sweaty Italian with dog treats…. I’m doomed.
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§6 – Sleep Epilogue →
Here are a couple more things which I’ve read about, but haven’t tried as part of my sleep hacking.
Sleep journaling
Some people have suggested keeping a sleep journal. In it you record everything related to sleep: notes about your last meal (what and when), what time you go to bed, when you wake up, perceived quality of sleep, dreams… everything. You would then be able to review this sleep journal periodically and use it to inspire changes in your sleep rituals.
The best way to improve you sleep is to conduct experiments. Change some detail and then sleep with that for a month. Then review your sleep journal notes to compare with the previous month.
In my general life hacking, I was often changing many things at the same time. Some of the details of sleeping which you would hack on with a sleep journal, I was already hacking and tracking.
Sleeping alone
My Grand-parents’ generation seems to have slept more frequently in separate beds than is popular these days. (A quick search of the Internet leads me to believe as many as 1/3 of couples currently sleep in separate beds on a regular basis.)
I haven’t graduated to this level, yet. But I can tell you that having another person immediately next to you whose movements, or snoring, may wake you, is just another thing to mess up your sleep. When I first started hacking my sleep, I realized that we were waking each other up frequently in the night. It turns out that if I’m only sleeping lightly, the other person’s movements will wake me. But it seems that as my sleep quality has improved, movements and sounds are now much less likely to make me.
That said, if you wanted to try separate sleeping, you could try sleeping on the floor (with futon cushions, or air mattresses.) You could then move your bedding closer or farther apart as the mood strikes, and still be on a solid surface which would not convey any sense of movement from the other person. You’re still close enough, of course, that sounds could be an issue.
Aside: This is one reason why I prefer to sleep on my air mattress on the floor when I travel. Sharing a pull-out sofa or large bed with someone I don’t know, is the worst-case scenario for being disturbed all night.
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