Personal Hour System

Since there doesn't seem to be any hope of our household returning to a consistent sleep schedule any time soon, I have decided to switch over to a new system of time notation which I'm calling the 'Personal Hour System'.

The basic idea is simple: I denote time based on how long I've been up, rather than on what the outside time is. I start on PH 1, and after an hour I'm on PH2. The average day might run to PH 14 or so, then it's time for bed. This lets me establish a consistent daily schedule regardless of the sleep schedule I'm actually on at the time.

Keeping track of the PH is easy too; I just look at the clock when I wake up and note what time it is; when I look at the clock later, I can then subtract the wake-up time and get a PH time.

The major problem with the new system is synchronizing with the outside world. The father away people are the more tolerant they will be of odd lags in email/IM interaction; but local interactions are less flexible. So going to the bank or making a phone call will have to 'interrupt' my PH system to some extent. TV is also on an inflexible schedule, but this has already been solved in the forms of VCRs, PVRs, etc.

Personal Hour System

Since there doesn't seem to be any hope of our household returning to a consistent sleep schedule any time soon, I have decided to switch over to a new system of time notation which I'm calling the 'Personal Hour System'.

The basic idea is simple: I denote time based on how long I've been up, rather than on what the outside time is. I start on PH 1, and after an hour I'm on PH2. The average day might run to PH 14 or so, then it's time for bed. This lets me establish a consistent daily schedule regardless of the sleep schedule I'm actually on at the time.

Keeping track of the PH is easy too; I just look at the clock when I wake up and note what time it is; when I look at the clock later, I can then subtract the wake-up time and get a PH time.

The major problem with the new system is synchronizing with the outside world. The father away people are the more tolerant they will be of odd lags in email/IM interaction; but local interactions are less flexible. So going to the bank or making a phone call will have to 'interrupt' my PH system to some extent. TV is also on an inflexible schedule, but this has already been solved in the forms of VCRs, PVRs, etc.