Everyman, Days 5 & 6

Jan 13, 2008 01:00

Whoops, I thought I had posted yesterday's report last evening, but apparently not. Let's fix that.

Day 5 report )

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zaling January 13 2008, 15:47:10 UTC
What do you know about the 28 hour day (6 day week) theory? I could find info on it, but I couldn't get a feel for how well it worked.

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cirne January 13 2008, 16:26:27 UTC
I looked into that first, actually, mainly cause XKCD did a comic on it. I couldn't really find much solid on it-- in particular, I didn't find any accounts of people that have successfully used it for long periods. There were two or three things that really decided me against it, though-- first off, you'll have to go to a lot of effort translating between 24-hour time and 28-hour time, and you won't be able to use a watch to figure out when your sleep/wake hours are unless you also remember what day of the week it is and do some mental calculation, and I'm not good at that, especially if I'm getting tired. Second, the 28-hour day plays havoc with the body's circadian rhythms, and I haven't seen anything that suggests that people can actually adjust to that over the long-term, especially given you'll be exposed to a lot of sun and bright light during the 24/7 daylight hours while trying to adjust to a 28/6 schedule. And finally, the rest of the world works on 24/7, and you'll be throwing yourself out of sync with them. Maybe that ( ... )

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