Comments on: The Consequences of Excessive Wakefulness http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/ A collection of legitimately fascinating information culled from the past, present, and anticipated future. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: LuckyLilLeprechaun http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-22855 LuckyLilLeprechaun Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:33:06 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-22855 Needles- I appreciate your post- very awesome. How's this for lucid dreaming: I wasn't even trying to "lucidly" dream, it just sort of happened. I used to have this same dream over and over, anytime I was feeling stressed out- I would be looking in vain for my car in a parking lot. The car would be true to life, that is, I would be looking for whatever car it was that I currently owned, and I would be looking for it in a parking lot that made sense for my current life's circumstances, i.e, the college campus lot, or my job's parking lot, or whatever was applicable. This went on for many years (at least 5 years) The point of this is, after awhile of having this same dream, the futile search for my car, I would start to recognize, OMG, I'm having my "can't find my car" dream. I was able to figure out while in the midst of dreaming that I was having the recurring dream, and at that point I would wake up. Since then, I rarely have this dream anymore- it's as if the realization that it was a dream took away it's power. Weird, huh? Needles- I appreciate your post- very awesome.

How’s this for lucid dreaming: I wasn’t even trying to “lucidly” dream, it just sort of happened. I used to have this same dream over and over, anytime I was feeling stressed out- I would be looking in vain for my car in a parking lot. The car would be true to life, that is, I would be looking for whatever car it was that I currently owned, and I would be looking for it in a parking lot that made sense for my current life’s circumstances, i.e, the college campus lot, or my job’s parking lot, or whatever was applicable. This went on for many years (at least 5 years) The point of this is, after awhile of having this same dream, the futile search for my car, I would start to recognize, OMG, I’m having my “can’t find my car” dream. I was able to figure out while in the midst of dreaming that I was having the recurring dream, and at that point I would wake up. Since then, I rarely have this dream anymore- it’s as if the realization that it was a dream took away it’s power. Weird, huh?

]]> By: canaman184 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-22651 canaman184 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:05:23 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-22651 [quote]needles said: "Olny sarmt popele can raed tihs. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. If you can raed tihs, psas it on."[/quote] i think more then just "smart" people can read it... I'm pretty sure any human with average reading skills would be able to comprehend it. [quote]needles said: “Olny sarmt popele can raed tihs. Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. If you can raed tihs, psas it on.”[/quote]

i think more then just “smart” people can read it… I’m pretty sure any human with average reading skills would be able to comprehend it.

]]> By: Mirage_GSM http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-22093 Mirage_GSM Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:45:45 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-22093 I wonder if anyone actually ever tried this: http://xkcd.com/320/ I wonder if anyone actually ever tried this:
http://xkcd.com/320/

]]> By: skrahyb http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-17889 skrahyb Tue, 23 Oct 2007 03:30:16 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-17889 I too feel that sleep is the most horrible thing. And the way it is put here is simply perfect. Sleep is inevitable. You will sleep, your body requires it. I used to see sleep as a gateway to dreams, the slumbering stories that bring out my true creativity. "Used" being the key-word, this doesn't happen so often anymore thanks to advanced classes and extra curricular activities. I think it's just hilarious how I'm supposed to be bettering my future, when in reality I'm just harming it. After reading this article, I found another that said if you sleep thirty minutes extra a night for a while, you can catch up on all the lost sleep of the many years. I think I too will go to sleep a little bit early tonight. I too feel that sleep is the most horrible thing. And the way it is put here is simply perfect. Sleep is inevitable. You will sleep, your body requires it. I used to see sleep as a gateway to dreams, the slumbering stories that bring out my true creativity. “Used” being the key-word, this doesn’t happen so often anymore thanks to advanced classes and extra curricular activities. I think it’s just hilarious how I’m supposed to be bettering my future, when in reality I’m just harming it. After reading this article, I found another that said if you sleep thirty minutes extra a night for a while, you can catch up on all the lost sleep of the many years.

I think I too will go to sleep a little bit early tonight.

]]> By: Dr. Evil http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-13862 Dr. Evil Fri, 06 Apr 2007 05:57:10 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-13862 <p><span class='quote'>Uki Magic said: "I agree. When people metion that we are just organisms, no different then bacteria, it makes me think of a University of Texas professor who recently advocated using the Ebola virus to wipe out 90% of the world's population (http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p) because mankind is bad for the planet and other organisms."</span></p><p>if he is brave enough to face ebola and start off the elimination of mankind, i volunteer to be one of the remaining 10% to help "repopulate" the earth.</p> Uki Magic said: “I agree. When people metion that we are just organisms, no different then bacteria, it makes me think of a University of Texas professor who recently advocated using the Ebola virus to wipe out 90% of the world’s population (http://www.sas.org/tcs/weeklyIssues_2006/2006-04-07/feature1p) because mankind is bad for the planet and other organisms.”

if he is brave enough to face ebola and start off the elimination of mankind, i volunteer to be one of the remaining 10% to help “repopulate” the earth.

]]> By: Jeffrey93 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-13508 Jeffrey93 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:13:09 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-13508 <p>Wait...if the less I sleep the dumber I'll get....does that mean the more I sleep the smarter I will become? Or will I simply be at my "full potential"?<p></p><p> I love sleep. If I could change from sleeping 1/3 of the time to 1/2 of the time..I'd gladly do it. There are very few things I cherish more than a solid night's sleep.</p> Wait…if the less I sleep the dumber I’ll get….does that mean the more I sleep the smarter I will become? Or will I simply be at my “full potential”?

I love sleep. If I could change from sleeping 1/3 of the time to 1/2 of the time..I’d gladly do it. There are very few things I cherish more than a solid night’s sleep.

]]> By: Tink http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-13368 Tink Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:15:19 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-13368 <p>babyboy, If your not asleep yet then this one suggests that you follow these steps:</p><p> 1. Get some Melatonin, a natural sleep aid found in most drug stores or even some of the dollar stores. You can usualy find it in the herb and vitamin asile. 2. Stop drinking any alcohol, sodas, teas, or coffees, and take the melatonin with warm milk.(No chocolate!) 3. If you are hungry, eat a Turkey sandwich made with mayonaise and lots of black pepper. Drink another glass of warm milk. If you follow these three steps you will be sleeping like a "babyboy" within an hour or so. Good luck, and sweet dreams! :)</p> babyboy, If your not asleep yet then this one suggests that you follow these steps:

1. Get some Melatonin, a natural sleep aid found in most drug stores or even some of the dollar stores. You can usualy find it in the herb and vitamin asile.

2. Stop drinking any alcohol, sodas, teas, or coffees, and take the melatonin with warm milk.(No chocolate!)

3. If you are hungry, eat a Turkey sandwich made with mayonaise and lots of black pepper. Drink another glass of warm milk.

If you follow these three steps you will be sleeping like a “babyboy” within an hour or so.

Good luck, and sweet dreams! :)

]]> By: babyboy http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-13365 babyboy Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:22:31 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-13365 <p>I hav'nt slept in 8 days solid without a single dream,I forget what thats like,if someone has some advice on how I should make myself sleep without alcohol or other illicit substances please help me out here</p> I hav’nt slept in 8 days solid without a single dream,I forget what thats like,if someone has some advice on how I should make myself sleep without alcohol or other illicit substances please help me out here

]]> By: Figs http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-10617 Figs Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:27:53 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-10617 <p>I think I'd be happier if I didn't have to get up a set time :P</p><p>I really hate my alarm clock.</p> I think I’d be happier if I didn’t have to get up a set time :P

I really hate my alarm clock.

]]> By: Tink http://www.damninteresting.com/the-consequences-of-excessive-wakefulness/#comment-9201 Tink Mon, 09 Oct 2006 10:29:36 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=133#comment-9201 <p>Having always been a nocturnal creature from infancy and spending much of my early life in a perpetual state of exhaustion trying to conform to "normal" wakeing/sleeping hours; I happened upon the perfect solution by watching a movie.</p><p> I can not remember the name of the movie, but it was based on a scientist enjecting himself with a serum that geneticaly changed him to a pre-historic person. He ended up in a laboratory like observation situation. So as he would work, eat or play it was noted that he never prepared a bed for himself, but simply passed out when the need for sleep came upon him. That was the answer to my personal sleep pattern problem. I then stopped trying to schedual a bed time and simply began working untill my body said it is time to sleep (nodding off). Now when I go to bed I sleep soundly and awaken completly refreshed. Sometimes my "days" last 14 hours, and some times as much as 23 hours. Like Cin says: "I find, if I'm working on a project, like programming, I stay awake for as long as I have something to do." This however does not apply to recreational stuff like reading Damned Interesting, LOL. I've found my body fighting my curiosity here too many times to count now! God, I love this site! Thank you again Alan Bellows! Oh and a reminder to my fellow readers/commenters, if you realy love DI like I do, go ahead and pitch in a few bucks to help Alan with the hosting fees, note the extremly wonderful lack of ads/popups etc. here? Lets help keep it that way! :)</p> Having always been a nocturnal creature from infancy and spending much of my early life in a perpetual state of exhaustion trying to conform to “normal” wakeing/sleeping hours; I happened upon the perfect solution by watching a movie.

I can not remember the name of the movie, but it was based on a scientist enjecting himself with a serum that geneticaly changed him to a pre-historic person. He ended up in a laboratory like observation situation.
So as he would work, eat or play it was noted that he never prepared a bed for himself, but simply passed out when the need for sleep came upon him.

That was the answer to my personal sleep pattern problem. I then stopped trying to schedual a bed time and simply began working untill my body said it is time to sleep (nodding off). Now when I go to bed I sleep soundly and awaken completly refreshed. Sometimes my “days” last 14 hours, and some times as much as 23 hours.

Like Cin says: “I find, if I’m working on a project, like programming, I stay awake for as long as I have something to do.”

This however does not apply to recreational stuff like reading Damned Interesting, LOL. I’ve found my body fighting my curiosity here too many times to count now! God, I love this site! Thank you again Alan Bellows!

Oh and a reminder to my fellow readers/commenters, if you realy love DI like I do, go ahead and pitch in a few bucks to help Alan with the hosting fees, note the extremly wonderful lack of ads/popups etc. here? Lets help keep it that way! :)

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