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Even when you are not communicating with your body, there are multiple ways that your body will try to get your attention. Those methods that your body uses are notifications. You can use these notifications to know when to start asking your body questions about what your current needs are. This will help you keep up with your body’s needs. | Even when you are not communicating with your body, there are multiple ways that your body will try to get your attention. Those methods that your body uses are notifications. You can use these notifications to know when to start asking your body questions about what your current needs are. This will help you keep up with your body’s needs. | ||
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When I first discovered some of these notifications and started using them regularly, I started noticing a change in how I functioned. I immediately stopped getting [[bored or fatigued]]. A couple weeks after the discovery, my regular need for sleep dropped from 7.5 hours per night to 6 hours per night. A couple weeks after that, it dropped again to 4.5 hours per night, where it stayed for 8 months. There were no negative effects on my behavior, emotional state, cognitive functions, driving ability, or test scores in my college classes. This was a huge change for me. I didn’t expect it at all. | When I first discovered some of these notifications and started using them regularly, I started noticing a change in how I functioned. I immediately stopped getting [[Boredom, fatigue, and attention deficits|bored or fatigued]]. A couple weeks after the discovery, my regular need for sleep dropped from 7.5 hours per night to 6 hours per night. A couple weeks after that, it dropped again to 4.5 hours per night, where it stayed for 8 months. There were no negative effects on my behavior, emotional state, cognitive functions, driving ability, or test scores in my college classes. This was a huge change for me. I didn’t expect it at all. | ||
To clarify about my sleep and the circumstances surrounding it, my circadian rhythm was stable, I had a stable bedtime, I used no alarm clock, and I slept as much as my body was wanting me to. After waking up early, I would often stay in bed, just in case my body wanted more sleep. I frequently laid in bed, in the pitch black, after waking up, just to make sure nothing negative was keeping me awake. | To clarify about my sleep and the circumstances surrounding it, my circadian rhythm was stable, I had a stable bedtime, I used no alarm clock, and I slept as much as my body was wanting me to. After waking up early, I would often stay in bed, just in case my body wanted more sleep. I frequently laid in bed, in the pitch black, after waking up, just to make sure nothing negative was keeping me awake. | ||
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{{Warning |heading=Warning |align=left |Do not restrict your sleep to less than 8 hours per night. I did not restrict my sleep at any point in this process. Sleep is very important for both mental and physical health, in both the short and long term. People vary in their needed sleep durations, but no one should be restricting or fluctuating their sleep times or durations on purpose. The change to my sleep was involuntary and came with no negative effects. It was due to a reduction in sleep need, not a restriction placed on my sleep. '''Do not restrict your sleep based on the stories of sleep need reduction in this book.'''}} | {{Warning |heading=Warning |align=left |Do not restrict your sleep to less than 8 hours per night. I did not restrict my sleep at any point in this process. Sleep is very important for both mental and physical health, in both the short and long term. People vary in their needed sleep durations, but no one should be restricting or fluctuating their sleep times or durations on purpose. The change to my sleep was involuntary and came with no negative effects. It was due to a reduction in sleep need, not a restriction placed on my sleep. '''Do not restrict your sleep based on the stories of sleep need reduction in this book.'''}} | ||
==What Are Notifications?== | ==What Are Notifications?== | ||
