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21 Post author: pscheyer 09 September 2013 11:48PM

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Comment author: hyporational 13 September 2013 03:47:19AM *  5 points [-]

Things that probably helped:

  • no caffeine or alcohol whatsoever
  • constant slight sleep deprivation
  • you couldn't choose how you slept so there was no point in obsessing about it
  • you were often physically uncomfortable, so even having a chance to lay down made a big difference
  • if you wanted to sleep or nap, there usually was only a small time frame to try it (had to learn tricks to go to sleep quickly)
  • light physical activity most of the time, lots of time spent standing upright
  • sleeping was many times the most exciting you could do, it worked as escapism
  • had the same routines every evenings
  • 1min after waking up had to be outside and running