Leonardo DaVinci was one of the smartest men to have ever lived. He was an accomplished artist, inventor, scientist, and mathematician. He is credited with being the father of many of our modern medical theories and inventions. But did you know that he credited much of his genius to his sleeping habits? Now you too can sleep in the same manner as the man who made the Mona Lisa smile.
Things You’ll Need:
- Patience
- A quiet place to nap
- Alarm Clocks
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Step 1
DaVinci sleep, or polyphasic sleep is the practice of sleeping more often for less time. This will allow your subconscious mind to enter enough REM (Random Eye Movement) sleep to keep it healthy, but also create more time for you to do what you need to. First, make sure you have time to do this. If you don’t have an adequate lunch break or variable hours at work, this may not work for you.
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Step 2
The basic rule is about 10 to 20 minutes of sleep per every 4 hour cycle of wakefulness. If you have lunch at around noon every day, this would make your nap cycle at noon, 4:00pm, 8:00pm, midnight, 4:00am, and 8:00am. You can move it where you want, but 10 to 20 minutes for every 4 hours awake is pretty general.
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Step 3
Be prepared for being miserable for the first few weeks. Your body will need time to adjust to the new cycle. Make sure you are eating healthy and supplying your body with the nutrients that it will need to continue to function. Also, be aware that because you will have more time, after you’ve adjusted, you will likely be more productive and may need to adjust your caloric intake accordingly.
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Step 4
Put an alarm clock where you are sleeping. It would not be good to take a nap at lunch time w
Tips & Warnings-
Make sure you have an alarm clock handy whenever you are going to sleep.
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Try to keep your schedule constant. Eventually your body’ s circadian rhythm will adjust to this new schedule and expect sleep at around the same time.
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This is actually pretty natural for all members of the animal kingdom; if you don’t believe me, watch your cat or dog for a day and see how often they nap.
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Until you get used to this, try to refrain from operating heavy machinery, driving, performing brain surgery or any other task that would be bad if you fell asleep during! You will need time to adjust to this.
here you work, and not wake up from it until it’s quitting time. Make sure that you have a place to go, or can close your office door. In fact, many corporations are studying DaVinci sleep as a means to increase productivity.
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27 July, 9:29 am
Great tips….really helpful,will help a lot.
9 August, 6:06 pm
thanks Tanuja, will post some good articles !
2 September, 10:34 pm
Where did you learn about this? Can you give me the source?
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