Fast Friday 6: Speed Sleeping aka Speed Sleep Protocol Alpha (3/27/15)

Last week we covered the necessity for (and the skills required to accomplish) speed snuggles. Today, Emily demonstrates her proclivity for all things nap/sleep/rest related by showing her skills at speed sleeping. When only a few seconds are available and she needs to recharge her cat batteries (we'll just call those catteries) she swiftly initializes Speed Sleep Protocol Alpha. This sets in motion a series of events that maximize her restfulness and minimize the time necessary for her to feel refreshed.

Before any of the Speed Sleep Protocol Alpha steps can be put into action, you need to find the proper conditions. Ideally, a soft place to lie down and an ample amount of sunshine.

1. Yawn. As we know, this comes in many forms. Usually it's just a textbook yawn to get the sleep ball rolling down rest mountain.

2. Lying Down. Getting right to it. There is no time to waste so once the yawning is out of the way, it is best to just go straight to the napping.

3. Assorted Twitching. Remember, the idea is to be rested and refreshed, not dead to the world. If you descend too far into the depths of dreams, the sleep demons will claim you and you will have to fight them off to emerge and, even after you have re-opened your eyes, they will cling to your brain, fogging your thoughts and making the rest of the day as hellish as the blighted land they inhabit. No, you want to stay sharp in your slumbers and the only way to do that is to train yourself to sleep with both eyes open and maintain some small twitches even when asleep.

4. Yawn Again. The perfect way to emerge from a shallow sleep.

5. Look Around. Check your surroundings just to make sure that all is as you left it.

Optional 6th Step:
Upon realizing that nothing much is going on during your "Looking Around" you might choose to go right back to sleep turning what was a speed sleeping session into a full on nap. The choice is really yours.

Full video of Speed Sleeping: