{"id":3015,"date":"2010-11-30T17:55:59","date_gmt":"2010-12-01T00:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bspcn.com\/?p=3015"},"modified":"2010-11-30T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T00:55:59","slug":"40-sleep-hacks-the-geeks-guide-to-optimizing-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2010\/11\/30\/40-sleep-hacks-the-geeks-guide-to-optimizing-sleep\/","title":{"rendered":"40 Sleep Hacks: The Geek’s Guide to Optimizing Sleep"},"content":{"rendered":"

40 Sleep Hacks: The Geek’s Guide to Optimizing Sleep<\/a> <\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n


\nRead this Book in Google Docs<\/a><\/p>\n

Table of contents<\/p>\n

Section I: Hacking Sleep Schedules<\/p>\n

1. Wake up at the same time every morning
\n2. Try free-running sleep
\n3. The 28-hour day
\n4. Polyphasic sleep
\n5. Keep a sleep log
\n6. Give your schedules 10 days to \u2018click\u2019
\n7. Reduce your sleep need<\/p>\n

Section II: Diet<\/p>\n

8. Eat whole foods, unprocessed foods, and raw foods
\n9. Eat light in the evening
\n10. Eat a small pre-bedtime snack
\n11. Drink caffeine in the morning, not at night
\n12. Eat breakfast
\n13. Control your cortisol
\n14. Avoid foods you may be sensitive to
\nSection III: Napping
\n15. Master the art of napping
\n16. Caffeine nap
\n17. Pzizz your way to sleep
\n18. Create your own nap mp3<\/p>\n

Section IV: Dreaming and Creativity<\/p>\n

19. Learn to lucid dream
\n20. Use lucid dreaming to cultivate peak performance, solve problems, and overcome fears.
\n21. Explore hypnagogia
\n22. Keep a dream journal
\nSection V: Sleep Environment
\n23. Sleep in complete darkness
\n24. Sleep in the cold<\/p>\n

Section VI: Sleep Gadgets<\/p>\n

25. Use noise cancelling headphones
\n26. Use a bright light alarm
\n27. Use a sun box
\n28. The SleepTracker watch
\n29. Use a sleep mask
\n30. Use an mp3 alarm clock<\/p>\n

Section VII: Psychology<\/p>\n

31. Use your brain\u2019s internal alarm clock
\n32. Set up morning rewards
\n33. Write down tomorrow\u2019s to-do list
\n34. Change your attitude toward sleep
\n35. Train your brain to wake up to alarms
\n36. Set two alarms
\n37. Maintain a positive attitude toward life
\n38. Wake up to euphoric music<\/p>\n

Section VIII: Lifestyle<\/p>\n

39. Meditate
\n40. Fall in love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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