Thread: Art's Workbook

WBTB experiments so far (have been miserable failures so far)

Sunday:
11:30 - Bed
3:15 - Wake up to pee
Do mantra, visualization (of becoming lucid in my past dreams), read DJs, mantra again
4:15 - try to fall asleep again, have trouble (I think because of reading the DJs on my phone. Won't do that again.)
4:45 - fall asleep again
10:30 - Wake up

Monday:
Bed - 2:00?
Yeah. Didn't even try.

Tuesday:
Bed - 12:00
Alarm - 4:30
Did mantra for maybe 15 minutes, fell back asleep

Wednesday:
Don't even remember the alarm going off.

So I guess it could potentially work if my sleep was better. I'm exhausted and my recall has been sucking. Still, my husband gets up around 4:30 or 5:00 so I may as well keep trying.

I know that it doesn't feel like it, but there are a lot of good signs in these results. First of all, the fact that you were for the most part able to get back to sleep is a very good sign. This was the primary point of concern (or at least it's what I was most concerned you'd struggle with), so this is good.

Originally Posted by NewArtemis

4:15 - try to fall asleep again, have trouble (I think because of reading the DJs on my phone. Won't do that again.)

You're right on that the high levels of blue light from a screen won't do your sleep cycle any favors. I like to hit up DV on my Kindle Fire sometimes during WBTB. I get around the blue light problem by wearing a $7 pair of orange safety glasses that block out light in the offending wavelengths. Imagine how cool you would look wearing a pair of these babies:



The only downside to wearing these ultra-cool glasses is that they send my sex appeal into the stratosphere. The world will simply have to deal with that.

Originally Posted by NewArtemis

Monday:
Bed - 2:00?
Yeah. Didn't even try.

This is the right call. (IMO.) I was way, way short on sleep when I went to bed last night and I just cruised right through my WBTB. I don't use an alarm for mine, so my body just kind of naturally takes care of this. When you're too exhausted, skip it without any feelings of guilt.

Originally Posted by NewArtemis

So I guess it could potentially work if my sleep was better. I'm exhausted and my recall has been sucking. Still, my husband gets up around 4:30 or 5:00 so I may as well keep trying.

If your schedule allows you to sleep until later in the morning, 4:30-5:00 could be a great WBTB time! Your husband's schedule may work very well for you then.

With your husband awake to appreciate your look, that's even more reason to wear those super-cool glasses at WBTB!