sleeping bats
Sometimes when I want to crank my brain power up to high, I’ll change my work schedule. For instance, I’m definitely a morning person. But if I’m in a creative rut, I’ll take a project that requires me to work at night. Even overnight.
It’s a risk I’m willing to take, for a short amount of time. Very short.
In the past, the strategy has given my creativity a little wake-up call, so to speak. Of course, it also blows up my sleep schedule, too.
But sometimes this could be good thing.
Ever hear of polyphasic sleep? Some people go to sleep more than once in a 24-hour period, taking incredibly short naps in order to actually get more time awake. Babies do it, older people do it. It can be a great strategy for people confronted with extreme situations, such as fighting in a war.
A few bloggers have been known to do it, just to blog about it.
You won’t know how your system reacts to it unless you try it. Most likely, you won’t want to make a lifestyle out of it, but it can be helpful in situations where you can’t avoid sleep deprivation.
Photo Credit: YuvalH
Thu, Jul 9, 2009
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