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6-2-1 Guide for surviving a convention.
With ConJosé coming up, I figure it's time to start posting some of my guides for conventions.
This is the simplest and most basic.
6-2-1
6 - hours of sleep a night
2 - good nutritious meals a day
1 - shower/bath
Sleep - Cons are busy active places and you don't want to missing anything, but if you don't choose when you'll miss something, you body will choose for you. Worse yet, you'll be so sleep fogged by the end, you don't remember any of it.
Meals - DO NOT graze the parties or consuite for your meals. They mainly provide sweets and carbs, not nutrition. Have a pair of well rounded meals, that provide all the necessary food groups. Besides, meals with friends is more fun then grazing.
Shower/Bath - You may think you didn't sweat, while sitting in those panels all day, but person sitting next to you thinks you did. Think how good it feels to end/start the day feeling clean and refreshed.
Note: Do NOT invert the food and sleep rules. Worldcon is 5 days long, you need your sleep and nothing can replace it.
Note2: My guides are basic starting points. Each individual is a individual (yet I meant that repetition) and should adust for themselves. However, I have found the above to be good starting points. Try them, then adjust them to suit yourself.
This is the simplest and most basic.
6 - hours of sleep a night
2 - good nutritious meals a day
1 - shower/bath
Sleep - Cons are busy active places and you don't want to missing anything, but if you don't choose when you'll miss something, you body will choose for you. Worse yet, you'll be so sleep fogged by the end, you don't remember any of it.
Meals - DO NOT graze the parties or consuite for your meals. They mainly provide sweets and carbs, not nutrition. Have a pair of well rounded meals, that provide all the necessary food groups. Besides, meals with friends is more fun then grazing.
Shower/Bath - You may think you didn't sweat, while sitting in those panels all day, but person sitting next to you thinks you did. Think how good it feels to end/start the day feeling clean and refreshed.
Note: Do NOT invert the food and sleep rules. Worldcon is 5 days long, you need your sleep and nothing can replace it.
Note2: My guides are basic starting points. Each individual is a individual (yet I meant that repetition) and should adust for themselves. However, I have found the above to be good starting points. Try them, then adjust them to suit yourself.
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Even the best, well balanced meals cannot replace sleep, for 5 straight days. Nor do you have the chance to make it the sleep as you go along.
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And it is different trying to manage your needs as an attendee than just a con-goer. You screw yourself for your shift and you have to answer to someone else, not just your body ;-)
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Maybe I should try for 6 hours, I usually go with 5 but come hme exhausted!
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For shorter cons you can invert the first two numbers.
You can get by a regular weekend con on 2 hours sleep on Fri and Sat, and a good starter meal on Fri, 6 good meals on Sat, and closing meal on Sunday.
However, if you do invert the numbers, you pay for it on Monday.
I once did a con on NO sleep. Got home on Sunday at 7pm, fell over. Woke up, looked at the clock it 7:00. "Ahh, 12 hours." then realized the shadows outside meant it was 7PM. Not 12, 24 hours of sleep.
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I find I can often get away with healthy grazing (avoid the sweets, stick to proteins and veggies) with meal bar supplements in lieu of one meal, but I make it a point to have a protein-laden meal at least once a day.
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