Without going into agonizing detail, sleep and I have have a problematic relationship. I have trouble getting to sleep - very serious trouble, to the point that once I finally get to sleep I stay asleep for way too long.
I’ve decided to modify my sleeping schedule to something a little more…idiosyncratic but I hope, ultimately more effective. I’ve adopted the 28 hour day.
I had always toyed with the idea of optimizing sleep schedule to maximize wakeful energy levels (equal to relative energy level times the number of hours awake) and this seems like the best method to ensure I get to sleep quickly, get a healthy quantity of sleep and maintain a productive wakeful period.
The 28 hour day is based explained in this XKCD comic.
It’s quite simple - every 8 hours of sleep is followed by 20 hours of wakefulness. A 2:5 ratio is much better than the typical 1:2 ratio of a 24 hour clock - more wakefulness means greater productivity.
Obviously, during the fall this schedule will be adjusted to accommodate my class times but having no 9 - 5 job means I don’t have to adhere to that schedule during the summer.