Today was as terrible as yesterday was great in terms of how I felt sticking to my schedule. I felt constantly tired and the naps helped some but I felt more tired after taking them. The ease with following the sleep schedule yesterday was probably since my sleep deprivation hadn’t caught up to me. Now that it has. I realize that adapting to this sleep schedule might take a week. I have no doubt I can do it but several things have come to my attention.
First, I have the Dragon’s Challenge Judo tournament in Delray Beach on Saturday, 8/16 and I won’t be able to take naps when I have to drive up in the morning. In addition, I don’t want to be sleep-deprived on the day of competition since I want to perform my best.
This is embarrassing especially after the last post and though it seems like the tournament is an excuse, judo is important to me. I will redeem myself by bringing back polyphasic sleep in 2 weeks when school starts and I have a set schedule. To prepare for polyphasic sleep during school, I’ll have to scout for areas near my classes to take naps in. I already have ear plugs. Anyways for now, I will be doing free-running sleep and letting my body decide when I’m tired.
Want me to accompany you on Saturday?
I thought I was going to drive up myself but I might actually end up going up with some friends from the judo club I go to here since mom doesn’t want me to drive (and honestly, I don’t feel like making a long drive before a tournament).