Posted by
Alex Bigman on Friday, November 06, 2009 01:03 am

A weird foursome: could it be that teenagers prone to depression sleep less and use the internet more, resulting in worse depression and tossing them into a real nasty sleep minimizing, internet and depression maximizing situation? Of course we, sound and sturdy early twenty-somethings that we are, are far beyond silly adolescent things like all-nighters, depression and the internet. But hey, how ’bout our soft minded kid brothers and sisters? Yet another psych study gets underway: read more »

While the big story today is the university being forced to empty out its pockets, we at the Clog are more interested in what really matters: sleep. We must start this semester off on a good foot by proactively reclaiming the sleep we all deserve.
Unfortunately, that sleep isn’t very much. Wired, however, offers some interesting tips to making every dozing minute count.
Wired recommends sleeping polyphasically, which is a big word for a lot of little naps. Here’s how:
1. Take a 20-minute nap every four hours.
2. Stick it out throughout the week.
3. When you start dreaming again, you’re golden.
4. Pray that there aren’t horrendous long term effects.
5. Don’t shoot the messenger when there are.
How to: Count Cards, Hang a Flatscreen, Sleep Two Hours a Day [Wired]