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Lessons for every startup employee (BothSidesOfTheTable) Does too much porn numb your sexual sensations? (Aeon) The motivation-coordination tradeoff is being reduced, but not eliminated (Continuations) Science isn’t broken, it’s just really hard (FiveThirtyEight) When millions of lost Bush White House emails inspired a shrug (Media Matters) American politics are evolving to be more like Europe (The Federalist) Frequent flyers are f***** (screwed) (The Economist) The dark side of NWA (Gawker) Be sure to share your favorite links. Coffee plus long form reads = great Saturday morning
Mindy Kaling on developing self-confidence (Glamour) Lessons on investing from Sam Zell (25IQ) Tucker Max, “Why I stopped angel investing and why you should never start” (Observer) Donald Trump may have crossed the line (Rolling Stone) Will technology replace all jobs? (MIT Tech Review) Stephen Colbert on his plans for the Late Show (GQ) Kendrick Lamar interviews NWA (Billboard)
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College students need to stop being so sensitive about their comedy (The Atlantic) The “Socrates of the NSA” has some contradictory philosophies (The Intercept) Rand Paul’s eye roll marked the end of the 9/11 era (The Nation) Can NPR seize the moment? (Politico) Mac Miller signed with a major record label, got clean and moved to NYC (Grantland) LeBron James = Villain? Nope. Wrong. (SB Nation) How Americans use their credit cards (NPR) How to improve your referral network (Fast Company) Periscope by the numbers (Medium) Is skipping breakfast a weight loss strategy? (Washington Post) Be sure to share your favorite links. The best stuff from all around the web; read, learn and prosper.
The new normal for tech startups and VC funding (Pando) State of artificial, electronic skin research (Atlantic) Steal my app idea, I dare you (Medium) The NFL is in the wrong regarding Brady and the Patriots (Yahoo) Breaking down the transition from Google to Alphabet (Harvard Business Review) Ryan Holiday on performance bias and why life is not a movie or a novel (Observer) Gaming Google for profits and ideology (Bloomberg) How to maintain an aging brain (Stuff) Hiding depression from Instagram (ESPN) Millennials are acting like the Benjamin Franklin generation (Huff Po) Be sure to share your favorite links. The best stuff from all around the web; read, learn and prosper.
Self-driving cars will make LA the greatest city on Earth (Bloomberg) Fox News has lost to Trump (Washington Post) AND What you can learn from “Clown Genius” Donald Trump (Scott Adams) ⇐ MUST READ Rashida Jones on the pornification of everything (Glamour) Beginner’s guide to yoga (Adequate Man) Trees make you calmer and healthier (New Yorker) Psychological androgyny is key for creativity (Brain Pickings) Uber is responsible for decline in drunk driving deaths (KQED) What Periscope’s 10 million users actually means (Re/Code) We all misunderstand time (The Big Picture) Be sure to share your favorite links.
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70% to 90% of Saudi Arabian Uber riders are women (Fast Company) The tiny house movement is reaching a tipping point (BBC) Florida police force laundered tens of millions of dollars and made ZERO arrests (Miami Herald) An old hacker trick is a new presidential campaign maneuver (Washington Post) America’s real gun problem (Vox) Change your start-up’s name (Paul Graham) A Chinese entrepreneur’s rude awakening at a German conference (Epoch Times) Be sure to share your favorite links.
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Can young blood reverse the ageing process? (Guardian) Losing mom and the grieving process (Sun Magazine) Preparing sushi for Kim Jong-Il and his family (GQ) Companies are vying to become the “Uber of Healthcare” (WSJ) Want to build the next Uber? Learn directly from the hustle of Ryan Graves (Medium) Credentials are killing classrooms (Foundation for Economic Education) The other side of a teacher-student affair (Texas Monthly) Comparisons of Elon Musk to Henry Ford are warranted, just not for Tesla. It’s SolarCity that is revolutionary (Slate) Tales of a pickpocketer (New Yorker) Are millennials phasing out phone calls? (Atlantic) What we have learned from Trump so far (Big Picture) This is a day by day diary of my attempts at a polyphasic sleep schedule. To understand why I am doing and how it works, read my post outlining what I’d be doing here.
In short, it was tiring and confusing for my body, but I definitely see why Kobe and many other efficiency fanatics have implemented it to get the most out of their day. I also learned about how amazing coffee is and how much I missed it. Day One (7/8/15) Sleep 11:45p-5:35a (5 hr 50 min) Groggily woke up and went to the gym. Zombied through my sets at the gym, came back and made a protein shake before heading to my weekly Mastermind meeting. I really didn’t feel like my brain was firing anywhere near max capacity until 8a or so. The idea of a nap already sounds great. I could probably fall asleep right now but I do not want to try until after 11:30a, otherwise I can’t really say I was all that productive. Nap 1:30p-3:30p (2hr) I was so tired that despite setting a 3p alarm, I slept right through until I was awoken by a call at 3:30. Hopefully, this gets easier because I was pretty unproductive from 11:30a-1p as I resisted the urge to start napping. Day Two (7/9/15) Sleep 11:50p-5:25a (5 hr 35 min) I laid in bed for twenty minutes before getting up this morning. I set my alarm so I meditate for 10 minutes before heading to the gym. No luck, I feel ready to fall back asleep and its only 11am. Nap 1:30p-2:45p (1 hr 15 min) I was shocked to wake up only 1 hour and 15 min after laying down for my midday nap. I did even set an alarm because I was so tired and assumed I would catch 2-3 hours. The nap left me feeling refreshed and ready to get things done for the rest of the day. Day Three (7/10/15) Sleep 11:15p-5:30a (6 hr 15 min) Planned to give myself a little more sleep today in preparation for a game against Detroit this evening and knowing that I will be traveling to NYC overnight on a bus. Woke up and hit the gym for a quick workout and felt energetic throughout the morning. Nap 1:10p-2:25p (1 hr 15 min) My body seems to really like naps that are just over an hour long. This is enough for one good REM cycle which feels refreshing. Making this transition does not seem possible for those working a 9-5 type of job. Perhaps you could come home and nap 5:30p-7p then sleep 1a-7a, but that sounds pretty draining and leaves little time in the morning. Day Four (7/11/15) Sleep 2:30a-5:30a (3 hr) Naps 2:30p-3:15p and 3:40p-4:50p (1 hr 55 min) What a nightmare. The bus was freezing cold and my only sweater has underneath the bus in the cargo area. I got three (maybe) hours of fitful sleep and arrived in NYC tired and cranky. Unfortunately, I had a birthday party, for a five-year-old, to attend, so I gamely gulped down some coffee (RULE BROKEN) and headed to the waterpark. The coffee got me through the early afternoon before wearing off and leaving me mentally and physically exhausted. Afterwards I fell asleep in the back of the van on the way home. After watching the gift opening, I fell back asleep unable to be social. It is going to be hard to get back into my sleep schedule while I am traveling. Day Five (7/12/15) Sleep 10:15p - 7:25a (9 hr 10 min) Nap none I was completely thrown off by the previous day’s deprivation. My girlfriend and I had planned to go out in NYC last night, but after getting dressed I fell asleep on the couch. We nixed our plans (she was tired too) and went to bed to catch up. Day Six (7/13/15) Sleep 11:30p-7:15a (7 hr 45 min) Nap none My responsibilities during the day, including recording a podcast in Brooklyn, would not allow me to nap so I took some extra time to sleep. I had two coffees to remain awake and focused through the day. I expect to be all caught up on sleep by tomorrow. Day Seven (7/14/15) Sleep 11:20p-605a (6hr 45min) Nap 10:05a - 11:10a (1 hr 5 min) I finally got back on schedule thanks to scheduling my return trip to Pittsburgh during the day. I fell asleep within an hour of getting on the bus and awoke at our first rest stop. I crushed a Starbucks and spent the remainder of the ride reading and writing, excited to get back to my polyphasic schedule.. Day Eight (7/15/15) Sleep 12:30p-5:35a (5hr 5min) Nap 11:00a - 1:25a (2 hr 25 min) Five hours is pretty low for a core sleep time. I was exhausted by 10a and couldn’t really write or focus anymore, so I crashed after catching up on an episode of True Detective. Got back up and spent the rest of the afternoon being very productive. Day Nine (7/16/15) Sleep 11:45p-5:35a (5hr 50min) Nap 11:05a - 1:10p (2 hr 5 min) Read an interesting article about REM sleep and body temperature regulation. While warmth helps contribute to more sound/restful sleep, the body needs to cool down to a bit after intense physical activity before dozing off. Weeknights where I have practice tend to correspond with falling asleep later as I take time to cool off and settle my thoughts. Day Ten (7/17/15) Sleep 12:15p-5:30a (5hr 15min) Nap 11:30a - 1:50p (2 hr 20 min) Stayed up late recording a podcast with Bobby Fry downtown. By the time I got home it was already 11:30 and I immediately got ready for bed. Day Eleven (7/18/15) Sleep 11:45p-7:15a (8hr min) Nap 1:25a - 2:00p (35 min) Slept through my alarm and got 8 hours of sleep. I cannot tell if I am sleep deprived or if 23 years of conditioning makes reshaping my sleep patterns exceptionally difficult. I struggled to fall asleep for my afternoon nap and barely slept at all. Day Twelve (7/19/15) Sleep 11:20p-7:05a (7hr 45min) Nap 4:05p - 5:10p (1 hr 5 min) Slept in to recover from the previous night’s game. We beat Indianapolis for our season finale and I played well. Made it through the game without any cramping or overwhelming fatigue. Definitely credit workout regimen and diet, but the sleeping has left me feeling more energized. Spent Sunday golfing and with family. Day Thirteen (7/20/15) Sleep 11:30p-6:45a (7hr 15min) Nap 1:05p - 1:30a (25 min) Overslept to complete my recovery from the weekend’s workouts. Lifted in the afternoon after my nap. Felt REALLY good while I was lifting. It took me about 10 minutes to really wake up, but once I was there, it was great. Day Fourteen (7/21/15) Sleep 12:15p-5:50a (5hr 15min) Nap 9:35p - 11:45a (2 hr 10 min) My body just cannot run on five hours of sleep without coffee. I do not understand how some people do it. My mind feels foggy (maybe even worse than a hangover) and I have no energy to focus. In other news, I miss coffee. Day Fifteen (7/22/15) Sleep 11:20p-6:05a (6hr 45min) Nap 3:05p - 3:45p (25 min) Woke up early to record a podcast with Scott Rogerson and didn’t get back until the afternoon. Drank coffee to stay sharp. Rule broken again :( Day Sixteen (7/23/15) Sleep 11:50p-5:45a (5hr 55min) Nap 1:15p - 2:40p (1hr 25 min) Got a good morning workout in and was able to write before and after the nap. Felt in rhythm andsharp. Day Seventeen (7/24/15) Sleep 12:25a-5:45a (5hr 20min) Nap 1:05p - 1:55p (50 min) I don’t think six hours is enough to get me through a day. I don’t know if it is genetics or 23 years of ingrained habits, but I need at least 7 hours. I am still unsure if I can retrain myself to need less or if this is a reality I must accept. Day Eighteen (7/25/15) Sleep 11:10p-6:35a (7hr 25min) Nap 12:50p - 1:35p (45 min) I felt like a beast today. Edited and wrote all morning. The nap came at the perfect time as I had just started to feel some burnout from the morning’s productivity. I also think that this sleep schedule is contributing to less soreness from lifting, but that could be a placebo effect. Day Nineteen (7/26/15) Sleep 10:35p-5:45a (7hr 10min) Nap 2:05p - 2:30a (25 min) Gearing up for AUDL playoffs so I am making sure to get plenty of sleep so my body is sharp and strong this weekend. Easing up workouts (my lifting partner is out of town) has left so much time to focus on blogging and podcast stuff. Day Twenty (7/27/15) Sleep 12:15a-6:25a (6hr 10min) Nap 1:15p - 1:50a (35 min) Didn’t set an alarm for my nap but still awoke after just 35 minutes. This tells me that my body is pretty well rested. At the beginning of this experiment, I always needed an alarm to wake up. I would really like to get to a place where my sleep schedule relieves me from needing an alarm clock on a day-to-day basis. Day Twenty-one (7/28/15) Sleep 11:15p-5:35a (6hr 20min) Nap 11:15a - 12:30p (1 hr 15 min) My last day of this experiment coincides with leaving for AUDL playoffs this evening. I feel really sharp and well rested. Interestingly, this sleep schedule has also gotten me to eat more healthily. It is common, at least for me, to eat more healthy when I am training hard to maximize effort at the gym. However, the most common time to cheat on healthy eating habits is at the end of the day and my energy for discipline is drained. Mid-day naps have kept my mental energy up and allowed me to maintain greater discipline in my eating habits. My takeaway; This is a great optimization strategy to maximize your time spent dedicated to sleep. I spent very little time, other than when traveling, trying to fall asleep. Much less lying in bed unable to sleep and never feeling like I needed much more than 7.5 or 8 hours. My biggest priority will remain getting enough sleep. The arrangement of when I get those hours will come second but I will definitely be more mindful of this in the future. I do not think I will continue this schedule until my season is over. After that I plan to experiment with this again. I also plan to have many more experiments in the coming months. Stay tuned.
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