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555 sats \ 8 replies \ @Coyote_Cosmico 16 Jan \ on: Zap to Zero Day 19 | Symbiosis meta

I noticed that I get a lot more motivated, happy, creative and funny [0] when I am a little sleep deprived. It feels like my brain is too tired to think about all these things I usually think about so I actually start to think about things I usually not think about or at least from a different angle.

This feels true to me as well, but when I've looked into it the research seems to point in the opposite direction -- concluding that sleep deprivation reduces our ability for divergent thinking / creative problem solving. Maybe that's a different type of creativity though.

But it sure seems like there is a lot of anecdotal evidence out there of creative types doing weird things with their sleep.

I wonder if being tired specifically helps those people who tend to have an overactive "editor" part of the mind. Sometimes you gotta tire that fucker out so the authentic stuff can flow.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/may/22/upside-insomnia-sleep-deprivation-creativity-musicians

"When you're sleep-deprived I imagine it's quite similar to having taken certain drugs," says Bayley, who has a degree in neuroscience. "The logical side of your brain is slowly withering away because there's not enough energy to power it, and all these crazy ideas start happening that your brain would normally suppress."

222 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 16 Jan

wonder if being tired specifically helps those people who tend to have an overactive "editor" part of the mind.

One of the things that happens during sleep deprivation is a loss of executive function. One way this manifests is less inhibition. One of the most important inputs to creativity is to de-inhibit: to do, say, try things you normally wouldn't. So that all makes sense.

However, on net, my sense is that you're right that the effects on this sum to being depressive in a whole bunch of ways. So you might remember the periodic punch-drunk goofy high points, but the overall trend is worse.

50 sats \ 6 replies \ @ek OP 16 Jan

"I think not dwelling on it might be the key," says Berry. "When you can't think of anything else it takes over your day and you're lost from that moment. It won't rule my day ever again. I'm going to try to be in the driving seat."

"When my insomnia started I got so anxious, checking the clock every 15 minutes," says Bayley. "Eventually I just stopped caring. You lose the anxiety that is actually hindering you. Now if I can't sleep I get this peaceful excitement. I know I have time to try something out and have some fun."

Wow, this is it. This is what I decided to do, too. Just roll with the punches [0]. Be grateful for the extra time. But be smart about it. Don't overextend your stay in wonderland.

I had severe sleep problems since school. I still don't know how I survived school. Wasn't insomnia though. I was the one who always arrived too late. At some point, the teachers just gave up and accepted that I will not arrive on time, lol.

But I noticed how my sleep can vary a lot within a few days. I also know how I aced an presentation during school with zero sleep the night before. I just didn't care and felt so alive. I think my audience including the teacher saw that as being authentic (as you mentioned).

I still vividly remember the joke I did when there was a technical problem with the beamer (it shut down during the presentation and didn't start again). I looked out the window and said: "nice weather outside." The joke was that we closed the curtains so you couldn't see what was going on outside.

My teacher even told me afterwards that she gave me a wrong hint on purpose regarding the beamer problem to see how I would react since she was surprised by my performance. She wanted to see how far my authenticity would go and if it would break down on unexpected problems. She was a brilliant teacher. I miss her.

Thanks for this link.

Now I'll remember you for two things.

[0] Third rule of YNAB

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @k00b 17 Jan

Are our footnotes extra¹

maybe we should change the markup? ↩

0 sats \ 4 replies \ @ek OP 17 Jan

No, now that I looked it up, I don't think we should change the markup. I simply never took the time to click on the markdown icon ¹

at the top right corner to look up how to use them. I also like the "academic" style of [0] more compared to superscripts I have to admit. But/Or I think it's just me being a nonconformist, lol. ² ↩
I also got very used to just creating manual footnotes. ³ ↩
Impressive. This also works within footnotes. ⁴ ↩
My main pain point with footnotes is the numbering though. If I edit my text, I still have to make sure that my footnotes are numbered in the right order. And the markup doesn't help with that, I guess? ↩

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 17 Jan

We can change the rendering if they're aesthetically unpleasing. I'm fond on HN's footnote fashion too.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @elvismercury 17 Jan

I love HN-style footnotes too, but always found it amusing here, since the explicit linking usually back-links to content one inch away that's still visible on the screen.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 17 Jan

Mhh, I see. I think we should do that then.

Found another issue though:

The footnotes title renders pretty big as a root comment for some reason

And the reference to the note and the backreference is indeed really nice. I didn't appreciate that enough even though I implemented that myself in my blog.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 17 Jan

Should be easy to change. I never liked the heading or the backlink icon.

replace the title with a horizontal line
replace superscript with [1] link
replace numbered list with [1]-like numbering
replace the backlink icon by making the numbering the backlink

I'd be nearly satisfied with just (1) and (4).

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