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polytarp
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Meditation and I.
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May 31 20:27 UTC 2002 |
Is it true that by meditating for 20 minutes, you can get the equivelant of
eight hours of sleep?
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other
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response 1 of 18:
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May 31 20:32 UTC 2002 |
No. But YOU can. In fact, I urge you to give up sleep in favor of nightly
20 minute meditation sessions for the rest of your life. You'll feel so
productive you just won't believe it!
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polykarp
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response 2 of 18:
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May 31 21:30 UTC 2002 |
What if I prefer morningly meditations sessions?
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fitz
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response 3 of 18:
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May 31 21:32 UTC 2002 |
I had a friend from the past who would stay awake for days for the
hallucinations. I found out about his hobby when I was a passenger in his
van and was concerned about his unprovoked startle reflexes while he drove.
As a third shifter, I would agree that 20 minutes can restore a great deal
of energy, but i can't recommend it over the real thing.
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polykarp
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response 4 of 18:
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May 31 21:46 UTC 2002 |
A "third shifter?"
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michaela
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response 5 of 18:
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May 31 22:13 UTC 2002 |
Someone who works third shift. That's normally 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM,
approximately.
*Nothing* can replace sleep. Power naps are a Very Good Thing.
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polytarp
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response 6 of 18:
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May 31 22:58 UTC 2002 |
I'm going to replace sleep.
Or, at least I'll figure out how to replace sleep.
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johnnie
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response 7 of 18:
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Jun 1 03:23 UTC 2002 |
A while back I saw a thing on the news (or Dateline or 20/20) about a
pill that obviates the need for sleep. Don't recall the details.
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bdh3
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response 8 of 18:
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Jun 1 07:48 UTC 2002 |
Taking that pill were you?
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drew
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response 9 of 18:
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Jun 1 13:58 UTC 2002 |
Re #7:
I'm interested. I can always use a few extra hours a day.
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russ
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response 10 of 18:
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Jun 1 14:08 UTC 2002 |
Provigil.
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rcurl
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response 11 of 18:
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Jun 1 17:04 UTC 2002 |
I have found that a relatively short nap when getting very tired
driving (usually mid-late afternoons) can be very refreshing. This
does not substitute for necessary sleep, of course.
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orinoco
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response 12 of 18:
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Jun 2 18:55 UTC 2002 |
re #7: If I'm remembering the same story as you, that pill could make you feel
as if you'd gotten enough sleep, but your reflexes and concentration would
still decline the longer you'd stayed awake.
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void
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response 13 of 18:
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Jun 2 20:34 UTC 2002 |
Sleep is a waste of time. It needs to be cured.
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jaklumen
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response 14 of 18:
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Jun 3 08:52 UTC 2002 |
If you can't get rid of your sleep, make it more efficient. For
example-- you've heard about controlling the content of your dreams,
right?
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oval
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response 15 of 18:
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Jun 3 15:06 UTC 2002 |
let's talk about narcolepsy. my biology teacher had it.
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slynne
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response 16 of 18:
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Jun 6 14:09 UTC 2002 |
I am very happy that I dont have narcolepsy. What a pain the rear that
must be. I do think that a nap area in workplaces could increase
productivity in the afternoons for some folks. I know tht I get sleep
enough sometimes that a 1/2 hour nap or 20 min meditation would do me
wonders (sometimes when the weather is nice I go out to my car at lunch
time)
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albaugh
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response 17 of 18:
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Jun 8 14:16 UTC 2002 |
Depending on the drugs involved, perhaps *medicating* for 20 minutes
might substitute for sleep... ;-)
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slynne
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response 18 of 18:
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Jun 9 17:25 UTC 2002 |
I wish I knew a way to medicate for 20 minutes but all of the drugs I
know about either would impair me beyond the 20 minutes or are bad for
me in other ways ;)
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