This is the public group instrumental rationality diary for the week of August 20th. It's a place to record and chat about it if you have done, or are actively doing, things like:
- Established a useful new habit
- Obtained new evidence that made you change your mind about some belief
- Decided to behave in a different way in some set of situations
- Optimized some part of a common routine or cached behavior
- Consciously changed your emotions or affect with respect to something
- Consciously pursued new valuable information about something that could make a big difference in your life
- Learned something new about your beliefs, behavior, or life that surprised you
- Tried doing any of the above and failed
Or anything else interesting which you want to share, so that other people can think about it, and perhaps be inspired to take action themselves. Try to include enough details so that everyone can use each other's experiences to learn about what tends to work out, and what doesn't tend to work out.
Thanks to everyone who contributes!
I tried Bacopa, found in some studies to improve learning and memory. It made me very sleepy in the day following taking it:
I've stopped.
Important: I'm a polyphasic sleeper: 3hr core, 3x 20min naps, stable for 18 months.
(http://www.australianvitamins.com/products/view/1808)
[Edited to increase visibility of polyphasic sleep.]
Matt, how important is it in Everyman 3 to have your naps distributed evenly through the day? Basicly I am thinking about optimizing for too many things at once -- less sleep time, 8-hour job without sleep (plus commute time), and being somehow synchronized with my significant other; so here are the two schedules I was considering:
a) core 03:00 -- 06:00; nap at 16:00; nap at 19:00; nap at 22:00
b) core 22:00 -- 01:00; nap at 6:00; nap at 16:00; nap at 19:00
Do you think any of them would be sustainable? If yes, which would be better: would having the core sleep right before the long wake make it easier?