I figure that I may as well write this post as a monument to my accomplishment. During my 120 (ended up being 122) hour stint of consciousness I managed to:
Listen to 94 hours of metal
Write 147 pages divided between both my “Welkynia” and “Smile!” novella series
Developed some Fursona ideas
Completed my "AorenneroA" representative writing work
Completed 20 hours of cardio
Completed 5 hours of strength training
Drank 310 fl oz. of coffee
Built several objects, most practical, one piece that I’ll just call “art” (AKA it didn’t work)
Played four hours of Minecraft
Designed a new trailer/advertisement for [Offspring]
Finished two hours of editing/commentary on a documentary project I’ve been working on (Soviet counterattack and invasion of Germany in WWII)
Spent an unknown amount of time on TFF, between the constant Wi-Fi cutouts, 404’s periods when I was simply busy in another window and utter lack of keeping any records of my time here there are too many variables.
I suppose I should include a small list of my… Perhaps I should call them “experiences”? Although I somehow doubt anyone is interested.
Cons: I ended up experiencing intense paranoia, Heliophobia (as an extension of general photophobia), rapid mood swings, irritability, antisocial tendencies, drowsiness and some serious muscle fatigue.
Pros: I experienced mild hallucinations (beautiful things, really. For a rare few seconds I saw the world around me as I wished to see it), I experienced great drive to be “creative”, built several practical devices and perhaps most importantly of all I appear to have gone five full days without insulting anyone too badly!
In conclusion, there were some serious drawbacks but… At the time of writing I’m beginning my second attempt. My reasoning is simple: even with my having slept through the entirety of Sunday, I’ve been looking at 137 hours of (albeit strange) productivity to 31 hours of useless sleep versus 112 hours of reduced productivity to 56 hours of sleep. Now I doubt I can complete this experiment every week, but that won’t stop me from trying! I’d love to hear any opinions that any TFF mates who managed to read through all of that have on how to make things easier, activities to spend on those spare hours, et cetera.