Morning.
I will change this a bit.
I will list things that I want to talk about and then talk about those. Let’s go.
List:
- Sleep – Professional Sleeper
- Scotland Yard / LIFE
- Doing things from AC offices
Now, details.
1/ Sleep
I’ve been trying to lose weight and I understood that a large component of that is sleep and calorie deficit. While I may not be able to do much on the calorie deficit part (I love eating and I do love the taste of processed foods and I hate working out and I dont like dance etc), I can do a lot with my sleep.
In the past I used to think that sleep is for weak and why can’t I not sleep or sleep less (afterall 8 hours is way large a proportion of your day). I have tried with polyphasic sleep, Red Bull etc etc but more I read, more I realise that I need to sleep better if I want a better life.
I’ve been trying a few things in the last month (Keto, IF, consistent bed times, no to travel etc) but I think I will experiment a little more in the next few days. Inspired by this thread by Bryan Johnson, here’s a list of changes I will make.
First, I will shift my identity to that of a professional sleeper. You know, how athletes have an identity as athletes and that means that they need to do whatever it takes to be in their peak?
That!
Other changes I will make include…
- Tracker – I already have a Whoop.
- Mattress – I think I have a good one. Bought one for a lot of money a few months ago. At some point in time I want to get an 8Sleep or equivalent. Let’s see when.
- I like my AC at 22 so that’s cool.
- I will add warm showers before bed. Maybe warm showers will be my wind down ritual.
- Time – I hereby declare that my sleep time is 10 PM. Unless it is life or death, I will not stay up later than 10. I will not take flights in my sleep window unless there are no other options
- Eat all I want to by 12 noon
- Last coffee before 12 noon
- I dont consume alcohol anyway. So that’s cool.
- Red Lamp to help sleep (aka regulating evening light)
- Flux. Installed. I dont like it. But installed it nonetheless.
- 10000 Lux Lamp to get up (aka morning light)
- I know I must get Blue light-blocking glasses but I will not get those.
- Bedroom will become a sacrosanct space that will only be used for sleep.
- My bedroom faces the road and there’s 24-hour traffic. So I can’t really make it a quiet room. I will see if I want to get a noise machine to help matters.
So that.
As of today, per my data on Whoop, my sleep performance is about 64% (the current period is about 72% and I peaked at 75 last month). Let’s see where I am in the next few days.
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2/ Scotland Yard / LIFE
I dont have a lot of memories from the time I was a kid. However, there are times when I see things, I remember things.
PS: As I wrote this, I remember two distinct events – one – I was crying on the terrace of my school after I lost a quiz and second I was crying in the corridor after I forgot the speech I had to make. I dont know why these two come to mind. Mind, afterall, has its way.
Yesterday, I was with a friend and we were at a Hamley’s to shop for her niece. While browsing around, I spotted Scotland Yard and LIFE. I also saw that catch a fish game. All these three are the games that I remember playing as a child. So much so that I was tempted to buy these games and get them back. But I did not. I will come back to it.
The point is, I did not know that I would have such a strong association with these two board games! I could vaguely remember being sad when one of the pegs in the LIFE broke. I remember playing Scotland Yard but not being good with it.
Ok, I dont have much to write about these two. I thought I would have.
Coming to what I had parked, I wanted to buy those games and hoard them at my place but I decided against it. I told myself that I would get those games cos I could never have enough of them while growing up and now they need to have a permanent place in my life. I even picked the box to take to the cash counter. But something came over me and I decided against that.
So I did well there. I dont want to be a hoarder because I did not have things while growing up. I want to use my money and space to have things that make my life better. I do not want to give in to emotional impulses.
3/ Doing things from AC offices
I wrote this in my Roam too.
For work, we were shooting a tiny thing for a client yesterday. And while we were doing that, I realised that I like to sit in an office and work. I dont want to be a part of what happens on the ground. I love the idea of making films but I am not willing to be on the set. I love the idea of running events but I dont want to see the setups or dismantles. I love the idea of running a restaurant but I dont want to see the kitchen. You get the drift.
Why?
Well cos on the ground, things take forever and that’s not cool!
Plus, yesterday was a tiring day. The previous night I hadn’t slept. I ate a lot. Keto went for a toss. Calorie deficit went for a talk. Was in the sun a lot. Travelled a lot. Took the train as well. And realised that age is catching up. Fast. Unless I do something about it. Something like better sleep!
So, two plus two, I like the idea of AC offices.
And with that, we are to the end of this post. Let’s see when I write next.