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Old 08-13-2008, 03:54 PM   #9 (permalink)
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I don't have to do this anymore, but when I lived alone and had to set my own alarm, I wouldn't look at the time if it was really late (e.g. if I was going to get less than 5 hours of sleep--which happened all the time). I would just reach down, switch the alarm on (or set it, without looking at the time), and not look at the time.

I always felt that this helped my mind feel more rested, in not knowing exactly how LITTLE sleep I was getting... because if I knew that was getting 3 hours instead of 6, for example, then I might dwell on it and let the idea of 3 hours of sleep tire me out, instead of pushing through it and using adrenaline to get me through the day. Ignorance was bliss, in that situation.
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