I Tried Da Vinci's (insane) Daily Routine: Here's What Happened - ep. 2

[@Mark-in4sh]

What if... Da Vinci was such a genius he knew people would want to be like him, so he made up this crazy schedule just to mess with the generations to come

[@blackpyxy9583]

Reimoon * and that’s the tea😂😂😂

[@strawtifulbonnie9363]

Da Vinci= Genius and best Troll ever LOL

[@carllazarraga2858]

polyphasic sleeping is an actual thing

[@gloriagironelli]

😂

[@metaSNIPES]

The worlds first troll

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Nothing can be loved or hated unless it is first understood.” Leonardo da Vinci.

[@gafairbanks2434]

Correct statement. 20 minutes = MEDITATION

[@BygoneT]

He's unfortunately wrong, it's sufficient to _think_ you understand.

[@lucciocalappa]

D4 C the point is that you can’t love or hate anything because you can’t understand anything

[@a_diamond]

@@BygoneT then you can't fully love or hate something, because what you love of hate is your misconception, not whatever it is you think you understand but don't.. Now I don't think Leonardo was right, I don't have to make a study of Brussel Sprouts to hate the angry little cabbages, but it *is* possible that there is a version of making brussel sprouts that I wouldn't hate (or maybe even love) but that I will never try... Practically speaking though, there are only so many hours in the day, and in a lifetime. I can think of better ways to spend my time than trying every way known to man to make Brussel Sprouts, just to see if there is a recipe I don't hate... Choose your battles.. ;)

[@nodiet8660]

FAX

[@Megakussh]

The thing that your missing is passion.. he didn’t want to sleep because he wanted to continue doing what he loved not just doing busy work

[@Romoloa]

Exactly. He was probably excited every day to work on his stuff and didnt want to miss out on things

[@unlockyoursoulmemory4199]

and I am pretty sure, when you are doing what you love, you are so full of energy

[@zackpittman4995]

"I'm gonna pretend I'm working on some masterpieces" .....yea ok buddy.....

[@RS-ep2ry]

JT That’s not how it works at all.

[@Andrea-xs4ny]

Megakussh - I think you've hit on it. If we liken it to being freshly in love, you can go without sleep or with less sleep, you're drunk in love, and you don't want to miss a moment awake with them.

[@soulshebang]

You tried to copy his end schedule, whereas, his evolved over time to that. He probably slept normally, then as he got interested and excited by stuff, he'd wake up earlier at night, take naps, then sleep even less at night and take more naps until it morphed into his end schedule. Of course you couldn't do it. You were trying to run before you learned to crawl.

[@kronideus_portfolio]

indeed

[@devarshraval6668]

very insightful

[@ajithnayak2754]

A suggestion to people who are trying this patter, try splitting the 8 hours into 2, then split it more to 4 sessions. Once that is done, you can try reducing the 4 sessions of 2 hours to gradually progress onto 20 mins

[@Hashslingingslasher-]

Or he just didn't give in after 34 hours of trying something new. This dweeb sucks

[@popbomber3670]

This is the most passive aggressive comment I’ve ever read

[@1cecesea3]

i feel like da vinci’s sleep schedule was less intentional more being hyper focused on painting or something and then realizing ‘whelp i should probably sleep at some point’

[@Bone_Muncher]

“I should sleep” *twenty minutes later “I could be doing something” -davinchi

[@javiermendoza1999]

@@Bone_Muncher lmao. if I could give you reddit gold, I would

[@Bone_Muncher]

Javier Mendoza I have a reddit it’s Dan_the_man_31

[@blake3474]

Agreed

[@floofygod]

"Hyper focused on paintings or something" Leonardo: I created the first flying machine.

[@jordanreader]

"Learning never exhausts the mind" I find it fascinating how despite the technical age we live in, core philosophies still reign true. Great video!

[@MetalMario137]

@HellVorn That's only if you allow yourself to think like the majority of people. Change your mentality! Break the mold!

[@MetalMario137]

@HellVorn Whoops, sorry lol. It's just common to see people try to make an excuse why they can't do something that could help them, which what I initially thought when I read your comment.

[@jordanreader]

I see where you’re coming from, and I agree, but the fact that a philosophy from such a vastly different age still applies to even a few people is fascinating to me

[@SoNaii]

When i've been studying all day, struggling to understand and make hard math exercises... My mind is definitely exhausted 😅

[@janet.v9470]

@HellVorn well, it always was for a minority of people. Actually, it's for all, but not everyone wants yo apply it, so) It is impossible to all the people to be outstanding)

[@katenorthASMR]

Nathaniel Drew has now become...Nathaniel Painted

[@isabellasilverio465]

thank u for the joke

[@token687]

thank u for the joke

[@andreaolivo3401]

good one lol

[@fredericksharon6908]

Word play at its best :)

[@BarknoorZ]

AHAHAHAHAHAH

[@sketchartist1964]

For Leonardo it was logical to write backwards because he was left handed. He felt that he had to be like the mirror image of a right handed person.

[@saii221]

a lot of languages are written right to left and that is not an issue for the majority of people who are right handed

[@farhanafathima5224]

@@saii221 very true, people who can write languages like arabic write so fast this way!

[@naisa9705]

@@farhanafathima5224 this is so true. I'm not an arab but i used to learn this language when i was in high school. I can write faster than write my native language

[@hatred9427]

@@naisa9705 It's a matter of getting accostumed and comfortable, right?

[@naisa9705]

@@hatred9427 yeah

[@harrywang6792]

Wasn't Da Vinci a chronic procrastinator? So by that definition, I'm living his routine everyday, without the talent

[@jonathanhall7903]

Cracks me up !

[@LuzMaria95]

Harry Wang me too!! 😩😩😩

[@NyanHomeschoolGirl17]

Ouch, that hit too close to home 😂

[@JJ-xo3bc]

Thats me with everything in life. Even using the bathroom 😂😂😂😂

[@hekikoka5792]

We’d too procrastinate if we were painting, inventing technology, designing war machinery, studying plants, drawing anatomy, studying water, innovating, drawing maps, creating sculptures etc

[@TWHowl]

"This can take weeks to adjust to" One day in: "ITS NOT WORKING"

[@tuck582]

Nailed it...

[@CyanideSpit12]

cultivate your own enwrgy then try it scrubs

[@coheeokudasai]

indeed, he could have tried to build up his ability to take a nap "on command" and THEN attempt Da Vinci's routine

[@misscchristian]

It always takes me a week to switch over to polyphasic sleep. After a week, it's awesome. The first week is psychedelic.

[@entohack7g500]

FWIW www.supermemo.com/en/archives1990-2015/articles/polyphasic

[@hannahmcgowan3826]

So this basically the sleep schedule of that kid sleeping in some of his classes and staying up all night to play video games.

[@vice_santos]

Hannah McGowan *stop describing my day*

[@ArtilleryAffictionado1648]

Yeah that was me.

[@maximus6791]

Hence those kids are geniuses

[@hannahmcgowan3826]

@@maximus6791 you ain't wrong though

[@HladniSjeverniVjetar]

@Crown Plaza Rosemont Hired CCTV Expert Video Editor No the fat ones are Americans... nothing to do with vidya games

[@thelost.wanderer]

Actually, it's about the passion and addiction of what you do and how you do it. Also, it is neither forced nor planned. I had such a routine when I was working on my book. I know people who take a quick nap when they are exhausted from painting and or writing. And then return back to work in hand immediately after waking up. Sleep feels like a loss of time. Since such people are born with passion, they are ruled by the pen or brush. Their dreams keep them awake.

[@se7669]

*me:* watching a video on daily routines *also me:* sleeps until 11 and then procastinates for the rest of the day

[@soomascorner]

Jacco boy if this ain’t me

[@rat-in-the-void]

Same man

[@nadakassem8039]

Same

[@3cs449]

Same but in my defence it's a wet and cloudy Sunday😂

[@burningapartmentbuilding]

The duality of man

[@lambache]

the thing about polyphasic sleep is that it only really has positive effects once you're used to it. going immediately from eight hours to two hours is such a shock to your system that you couldn't possibly get anything good out of it from just one day.

[@pedrosilvaproductions]

Even if you did get used to it your body has certain rythms and sleeping processes that you cannot do it in 20 minutes phases. Your body and brain need a few hours of sleep (how many depend on the person) to restore its cells and other vital processes have to be made

[@awildtomappeared5925]

yeha kind of annoying how he acknowledged that it takes a while to get used to it and then just decided it wasnt for him even though he knew from the start that there would be a large period of low energy while adapting, as a result nothing was really learned from this, it takes a while to adapt to this sleep cycle, that was said from the start of the vid, then there was never a conclusion to what its like to get through that

[@tiktokisthescumoftheearth1530]

What about six hours?

[@ianmcgrath-santowski8037]

From your comment, I’m assuming you do polyphasic sleep. I just had a question how it affects day to day stuff like going to work? Sadly, nowadays we have to work to survive, so I’m wondering (if you do polyphasic sleep) where you work and how you can fit those 20 minutes in every 4 hours.

[@Robinson8491]

@@ianmcgrath-santowski8037 obviously he didn't

[@imagine_laabs]

Someday in future they'll follow my sleep schedule , *_4hrs nap every 20 mins_*

[@batabatuta768]

hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

[@skinni_the_P00hBear]

Nikhil Jagtap Me 👀😂😂💀💀

[@GtaRockt]

420, eh?

[@imagine_laabs]

@@GtaRockt eh comrade, 420, way to go. 🙂

[@Sr19769p]

With you on that! If sleeping was an Olympic sport, I'd be a gold-medallist

[@gregg4]

Da Vinci didn't have an alarm clock and waking up it is hard to know how long you slept for. It is quite possible Da Vinci didn't really stick to this so strictly.

[@inishrahholmes3071]

@Abhiram Gudey tats so cool !

[@nanayeboah475]

@Abhiram Gudey heard that too

[@ejvr99]

Sleep 20 minutes before the hour, the town bells will wake you up.

[@Summerdontknowme]

“It seemed like art was a huge motivator for Leonardo Da Vinci.” Yeah, think you’re safe to assume that dude.

[@jericholegend447]

What u mean mate?

[@Lizard-xu5lj]

it wasn’t just art, too. he did basically everything in his time

[@vikingbaguettebratwurst8619]

Homo universalis

[@idcaf]

Bro, what do you mean?

[@judlewis2263]

Bro?

[@primarypenguin]

If staying up for 36 hours with 20 minute naps in between is trying Da Vinci's routine, I tried his routine a lot of times in college

[@diegoavila4379]

In my jr year of high school

[@purpl3grape]

Those back to back exams, and you gotta chose how to dedicate those minutes to napping and cramming

[@nr1NPC]

ya'll exaggerating like hell haha

[@thelittlepasty8360]

Probably unintentionally 😂

[@Zenarchist]

I literally lived like this for a few years. But then I had to quit crystal meth. It was too taxing on my health and my energy

[@frankiewinters1255]

No need to quit it, it's a brilliant drug. You just need longer in between to catch up on all the sleep you didn't get for 4 days straight. I've been using it for 7 years, am not remotely addicted to it (although I do look forward to it again) and find it to be incredibly beneficial! I would recommend it to most stable people. And I'm not joking about.

[@bellamckinnon8655]

Zenarchist not gonna lie, you had us in the first part 😂

[@nika.1575]

@@frankiewinters1255 How do you find it beneficial? Do you see any negatives in it?

[@JaakkoJohannes]

@@nika.1575 Hes an idiot don't listen to him. I used drugs for 10 years and it's no joke.

[@alligatormonday6365]

@@frankiewinters1255 I've had a run with meth. If you think you aren't addicted, no matter how sparse your use is, your brain is lying to you.

[@weetigo]

Did this in my college years, and I found I had way too much time on my hands. The sleep schedule became ingrained and I got so much done, but I couldn't relate to others the same way. Also, others were not as accepting of the schedule and didn't understand the need for naps. Imagine having an exam at 12:30 and taking your nap at 12:00 after studying and being fresh and bushy tailed for the test. I also dreamed of the most intense dreams during the sleep cycles.

[@hameley12]

It happens especially when you are recently thinking of.... anything before your nap time. If you had a slow strange morning bumping into people at the coffee shop, a version of it would show in your dreams of people you have never met before and they say hello, but then you wake up and write down their names. It could take days or weeks [months] but eventually, you end up meeting these "strangers" they become your friends and then you realize your brain was picking up something [giving you a message]. Another scenario would be you just studied, you take a nap and in your dreams, you see yourself or someone else achieving something. So... in a way... what most thinkers and philosophers had as "predictions" were for the present day only, with a few exceptions: Nostradamus. 😀

[@Gullimann2]

This just sounds like a normal gamer routine to me to be honest.

[@felix.mp3639]

Gullimann2 nah mate they don’t sleep at all

[@Gullimann2]

@@felix.mp3639 Funnily enough, I am just reading this reply after a long session of Pen and Paper, which started on Saturday at 1pm and went on to last until about 20 minutes ago, which is Sunday 6am. We do love our games man xD

[@robotmaster4515]

@@felix.mp3639 As a gamer I can confirm that.

[@urfork1]

Gamer here, my schedule before I got a PC was rather normal, usually midnight till 6 I would sleep. I now sleep 3-6, and for the past couple of months I’ve felt so motivated. Having a few extra hours to do things is great. Occasionally I take a nap, and on weekends I sleep till noon, but life is the best it’s ever been on this schedule.

[@AndenPMS]

I swear leonardo da vinchi was a ark player

[@nschive]

This could be an interesting experiment during quarantine

[@milcamonera8184]

Hahaha

[@Red-uy9oo]

I am trying the Polyphasic Sleep in Quarantine, i have never failed at something so badly.

[@IrynaMiskevych]

Same thoughts I had when started watch the video

[@isaiahdinkel5405]

Yep. My thoughts exactly

[@st.valentineArt]

nschive I started this a month ago and it complete changed my life.

[@Hollyhock7]

I read that he could fart for 3 minutes straight. It helped him clear his brain for new ideas.

[@UITYGER]

Koya Moon 😭😭😂😂😂 dudeeee

[@rosegach5831]

Omg 😳

[@flimsyenthusiasm5769]

Same tho

[@lamb4life327]

Without sharting? Talent!

[@jedirem]

Man, what a legend

[@stephencovey7583]

I did 4 hours of sleep and 2 twenty min naps for 3 weeks. You have to sleep and nap at the exact same time. I created short routines to do when i would lay down. Increased caloric intake and scheduled breaks to reengage in my activities. It takes drive more than seeing what happens. Most productive and inspiring 3 weeks. I'm inspired to do it again :)

[@lightescence]

From my experience of being sleep deprived, I get into this state of “drunkness” wherein you just get weird thoughts and just feel “high” or something. Definitely makes you think out of the box but unhealthy as hell. As of now, I’m oversleeping despite knowing that sleep can’t be “taken back”

[@data-drivenlifeadvice9318]

Sleep deprivation also increases your anxiety and depression. As for oversleeping, we should be careful! Sleeping more than 9 hours appears to increase your body mass index and result in a shorter life span. Are you getting enough vitamin D?

[@lightescence]

PROSPER - data-driven life advice I agree, I did become more anxious and “depressed” while sleep deprived. As of now, I do get vitamin D when I walk to school. Thanks for the heads up on oversleeping!

[@anthonyv1n]

Slap happy

[@hibak8196]

Even when I'm not technically sleep deprived, staying up too long makes me act and feel "high" and not in a very good way. Especially when I post or send stuff to people 😂💔🤦

[@мел-т5щ]

i thought i was the only one - i feel like i'm more outgoing when i'm sleep deprived? and i don't overthink. it depends though, sometimes if i haven't had enough sleep im just like a zombie.

[@saraangel6696]

maybe that's why it took him 10 years to paint one painting, idk

[@alterego157]

Ouch 😂

[@VictorRodriguez-zp2do]

They were paintings that no one else at the time was capable of making though

[@saraangel6696]

@@VictorRodriguez-zp2do I was making a joke, sweetie

[@harryedwards4987]

@@VictorRodriguez-zp2do r/wooosh

[@rsoldier7829]

@@harryedwards4987 you're not in reddit

[@mkauf84]

His creativity was probably from being delirious from the lack of sleep.

[@SB-ok3xc]

@ he was both an amazing artist and scientist.

[@kimw12394]

the more sleep-deprived he is, the more personality comes out

[@CrankyRayy]

cause he can't put up his little ego protectors lol

[@alexanderalbite674]

"I tried Sigmund Freud's daily routine!" I'm now a cocaine addict...

[@jazsi_]

... and in a relationship with own mother.

[@chrismiksworld]

Ahhhhh I'm Dying LMFAO

[@jackpotwinner333]

Lolzzz hahahaha

[@twisthemp]

@@dariusus9870 Wow... " Most men"

[@sophia-yr3ql]

@@dariusus9870lol the way you commented it makes it seem like you also like 'most men' have mommy fantasies.

[@amygirl9534]

This is like the inverse of my dog’s schedule.

[@mikejonespt2687]

That’s funny baby cakes

[@baxterbrown9415]

Your dog can paint

[@felix.mp3639]

Baxter brown yoUr doG spEaks chinEse

[@m_1230]

@@felix.mp3639 Eric!

[@BusterABrown]

Go with the dog's schedule. And walk a lot.

[@benjay011]

"If you try this there is a very low probability for success" Me: oh lemme try it then *hears what it is* Nevermind...

[@Sameoldfitup]

“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

[@mszigetihu]

Da Vinci slept 15 minutes in every 15 hours. I sleep 15 hours in every 15 minutes.

[@tietur8463]

u da vinci or sth?

[@DoodleDan]

^ how do these comments not understand jokes

[@Shmyrk]

How

[@Brickzie]

Wait that doesn't add up...15 hours every 15 minutes is...ahhh..24 hours a day...15 minutes sleep so 36 sleep sessions for 9 hours of awake time so...ahh........ok now my brain hurts...

[@neon6847]

Lmaaoo

[@Ryan-we9in]

What if this is a myth and Da’Vinci is trolling us 500 years later?

[@MrMachoman47]

It is a myth

[@ww-pw6di]

Polyphasic/uberman sleep is a thing and works as advertised regardless of whether Da Vinci did it too or not. Whether it makes any sense is very much up to the individual because it does separate you from the rest of the society and the things that truly define their daily lives.

[@MrMachoman47]

@Wretchskull Translate this page into english super.abril.com.br/historia/9-perguntas-sobre-leonardo-da-vinci-que-nunca-se-calam/ . There a section in which the matter of his sleep pattern is raised. In an interview, Susan Redline from Harvard University states: "Actually, this is very unlikely, precisely because of his productivity level. The physical and mental burnout would be constant."

[@officialinfinitylighters958]

😆

[@tristanwh9466]

@@ww-pw6di the Uberman sleep schedule is a meme and anyone who's ever done actual research on the field of sleep science will tell you it is complete bunk

[@cultxlv9848]

It's also the sleep schedule of Apple's factory employees

[@colinftp3288]

apple sweat factories

[@beedebawng2556]

😂 😂 😂

[@matt7745]

And big video game making companies employees

[@songfulmusicofsongs]

I think Eiichirou Oda also does something similar.

[@Theonlymayz]

Gold

[@kiero1236]

If I wrote down the things that pop into my head, I'd be locked away.

[@peregrinegrace8570]

Thats the difference between insane and normal. Insane just thinks he same things outloud . Insane knows they're already locked up, normal people think they are free

[@Krolted]

Work on yourself

[@UCantNinjaMe]

It can't be that bad

[@zb3734]

doubt it

[@zantas-handle]

Most people just dump that crap here in the YT comment section!

[@pathbasics]

Da Vinci's sleeping cycle has been long debated. Bottomline: we'll never know if he truly only slept 2 hours a day.

[@christopherhallkvist7519]

It's an urban myth. There's no source that suggests that Da Vinci followed anything other than the standard sleeping schedules, and the occasional biphasic sleep thrown in.

[@pathbasics]

@@christopherhallkvist7519 I tend to agree with you. I'm not a huge historian, but I- like many- think Da Vinci's life was a fascinating one. For some reason people chalk all historical people of interest- particular pioneers of their time- to have strange odd behaviors such as sleeping strange cycles. Another example would be Newton- though I confess to know nothing of him except a few tidbits. Da Vinci was just a regular man, with an incredible gift for art and a curiosity that could never be quenched. The one thing that always struck me as odd was his need to write backwards- it never seemed very elaborate or secure, and honestly seemed like more work than it would be worth to protect your thoughts. This and many other of his habits has lead me to believe that if anything, he may have had some type of mental disorder i.e. autism, paranoid personality, OCD, etc... As we've come to only discover in the last 10-20 years, a surprisingly large number of the population suffer from some type of mental disorder. I don't think it would be weird at all to speculate Da Vinci may have been one of those.

[@CaptainArthanos]

@@pathbasics I always thought he wrote backwards because he was left handed

[@pathbasics]

@@CaptainArthanos that seems a little extreme though still? I know plenty of left handed people who dont write backwards- actually- all of them dont.

[@CaptainArthanos]

@@pathbasics I'm one of those 😂 but I think the idea, from what I heard through conjecture, was that he wrote left handed with the same movements a right handed person would; he mirrored them, potentially because he was taught? I know it's all up to speculation but that's just what I've heard from professors

[@robinkhatri3816]

In Seinfeld, Kramer tried 20-min nap thing. He ended up in a river in the end. lol

[@bethanyplatt3882]

Id rather have the 18 years of blessed slumber. Lol

[@zubair4766]

24 *

[@supershifter2180]

@@zubair4766 Even more great!

[@Ineptatpiano]

Bethany Platt yeah, I’m pretty sure you die faster if you don’t get proper rest so you’re really not maximizing your time in the long term

[@fancymay878]

@@Ineptatpiano how? I seriously doubt this man lol

[@spyguythesamurai]

@@fancymay878 Matthew Walker, a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast, talked about this in depth. He suggested that getting proper sleep increases both your competence when you're awake as well as your general quality of life. Matthew Walker is a neuropsychologist who specializes in sleep and wrote a book on the subject. Check it out.

[@rainerstorm6384]

His 20 minutes is nowadays also called a powernap. The length of one nap is different for each person. Mine is 18 min. Test by starting a stopwatch, lie down on your side, keys in hand. When you drop them, check the time. It seems to be pretty constant and - without trying - incorporating it into my daily routine easily knocked off some nightly hours.

[@StainlessSteelPolish]

Nathaniel: watch me do a 16th-century man's daily routine! *uses computer*

[@Wartah20]

Leonardo was so smart he had to stay sleep deprived just to dumb his thoughts down to the common folk

[@vozhonn401]

Your comment seems as a joke at first sight, but it's not. I have this problem where my mind is constantly working, hours at a time, cannot control it/stop it. I cannot do work because of it. And I noticed that, when I'm sleep deprived, and thus my mind is exhausted, I can function properly. No more living inside my head. Just doing any work/chores like a normal person, and doing it time-efficiently. Maybe Da Vinci had a similar thing, that his mind was uncontrollable. He couldn't sleep because of it. So he was in a constant state of mild sleep deprivation, which would calm his mind, and also would be more creative because of being in a state of a constant mild delirium. Could be the reason.

[@Wartah20]

@@vozhonn401 it happens to people with ADD and ADHD and some of the most creative people that walked the earth have it. Less sleep slows down brain activity so if youre hyper youd seem more chill or normal.

[@retribution999]

"If you murder sleep its whole family vows revenge" William Shakespeare

[@uradeva3690]

I like that

[@ashthegreat1]

Same if you murder sheep

[@sameera11694]

@@ashthegreat1 you got me there buddy

[@spittingvenom9148]

If you pee in your sleep, the sheets doth need extra bleach.

[@retribution999]

Liam O’Neil lack of sleep is the cousin of death...without sleep we cannot live

[@kimberleebrooks-trakis9563]

The trouble with polyphasic sleep is that one feels like they are always sleeping. I know, because this is the story of my life... I do it out of neccessity as I work in the health field and I have started this because I work many double shifts in a row. It takes more than a day or a week to get into this kind of a habit. Also- writing backwards comes easy to some of us. I personally have no troubles writing backwards, or what I find easier ( believe it or not) is writing backwards and upside down at the same time. I believe that this has to do more that I have dyslexia. It is probably just a "state of mind" that one is born with. I dunno.... kind of crazy, right?

[@thewomenwiththepearlearrin4127]

Im the same way.exept im not in health.Which field are you in?

[@AndromedaMoon888]

woah I just tried writing backwards and it came surprisingly easily

[@wyrdtarot]

Not crazy. They think the same of Leonardo which is why the left and right brain work much more easily in consort. Came naturally and contrary to belief didn't need a mirror. Plus many dyslexics are left handed or ambidextrous and generally come higher on IQ scales. :)

[@rockymckay1705]

Leonardo davinci wrote backwards because he was sleep deprived

[@misterawesome1743]

no it was so people couldn't readily steal his secrets. design specifications, paint mixes, etc.

[@saraangel6696]

mister awesome ever heard of a joke?

[@limeadel303]

Rocky Mckay ¿taht seod neve ohw

[@SyThco13]

Good one

[@Sam-gp1nm]

The reason he was able to write Latin mirrored in the first place was because he was ambidextrous

[@Itskimberr]

“I’m on an emotional rollercoaster time to paint!” Ah, the life of a true artist 👌🏼

[@lacadam]

I mean this one was doomed from the start. The little that I know about this type of sleeping pattern is that it takes at least a week to get into it. Yeah, obviously you feel sleep-deprived and don't see the benefits because you didn't actually do it properly. It's like trying to learn the guitar and stopping a day into it.

[@PeakVibes23]

absolutely agree

[@fernandopicozzi]

Agreeded.

[@vincelestrade3758]

It also is super difficult to fit into one’s lifestyle. If all you’re doing is working in your own studio, that’s fine, but it’s really hard when you’re living a normal sort of life.

[@alanm6o9]

true bro I dont see the point in doing this for 2 days just torture with no results

[@guavacupcake]

THANK YOU! It’s not just him, but other people who try a new routine. They do it for a week and say it sucks. You have to embrace all the ups and downs and you have to really believe that the method works

[@patrss]

I tried polyphasic sleep years ago, but I gave up after a few weeks because it was impossible for me to follow that kind of rigid schedule every single day. But with all these naps I learned to fall asleep instantly and I still have that skill today so I'm really glad I tried it!

[@briobrio6047]

How tf did he nap for 20 minutes And jus get up Where the hell is the ancient alarm clock ...

[@petrabanjarnahor229]

He has a partner doing it.

[@tristanwh9466]

The key thing is that he didnt

[@confidential5743]

Brio Brio Yeah there’s so many holes in this 20 minute theory. It’s extremely unlikely he only did 20 minute sleep cycles

[@XAltrus]

Mechanical clocks where invented nearly 100 years before he was born; he also invented a better one himself. Plus, alarm "clocks" have been around for a really long ass time,. Aristotle had an alarm "clock" like 1800 years before Da Vinci was born.

[@2adamast]

A 20 minutes nap is quite natural.

[@Arianne984]

you make my weekends 100 times better and more interesting. I'm always looking forward to your next video. thank you so much for everything.

[@HonestAbe_]

I actually know a person who sleeps like this. Surprisingly enough, they are one of the smartest and most unique people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting.

[@tysonrashied6510]

Ibrahim Refahi tell me more seriously

[@HonestAbe_]

@@tysonrashied6510 Well, he is a religious scholar who spends most of his days reading, learning, and teaching.

[@issecret1]

@@HonestAbe_ that explains how he can manage to do this

[@vducky7]

Ibrahim Refahi some people just have really efficient bodies, I can get away with 4 hours of sleep, and some plain toast to last almost a day. But I also just have a seriously whacked up sleep cycle, best I’ve ever slept was 2:30 am to 12 pm

[@chrisf524]

I had a coworker named Laura that was in her 50s. I think she was vegan too but she claimed she would sleep around midnight and be up around 2-3am everyday and I never once saw her yawn at 7am when she got to work.

[@jannatuominen1786]

"I've spent most of this morning doing boring morning stuff that no-one cares about". This is striking to me as a girl. Do you know how many videos I've seen where people literally show how they get out of bed with the caption "waking up" and then proceed to brushing their teeth with the caption "brushing my teeth".

[@agentofchaos2901]

Its striking to me too, as a boy

[@elwoodwarren-kuelgen8874]

@@agentofchaos2901 lmao 🤣 wtf does being a girl have to do with anything. I'm genuinely curious.

[@agentofchaos2901]

@@elwoodwarren-kuelgen8874 Exactly

[@Zerum69]

I really don't think Vinci's sleep schedule is something planned, he's just doing the "genius boredom", meaning he could never relax cuz he's always wanting to find something to keep him entertained for more than a minute, and eventually he fell asleep on top of his work, to then wake up and keep working

[@perrobang8925]

In all honesty, this seems about right . I can see this.

[@CIIZARmusic]

I actually can't imagine how this is that much of a big deal to grasp... That dude lived 500 years ago and perhaps had the Intelligence of all of us combined here in the comments... but somehow everyone is an expert in what type of sleeping schedule he's had, because the one he was supposed to have seem unrealistic to those experts... what the hell? I thought assuming stuff is a punishable offense by now... interesting how much assuming still happens :D

[@mattthomas5390]

@@CIIZARmusic nobody is claiming to be an expert you dufus, the OP made a plausible theory - would you rather everyone was silent and had no opinion.

[@nova_steric1749]

The reality is that he was full of commissions, with litte time to do them.

[@Andrew-no4uu]

Imagine divinci “sleeping on top of” the last dinner painting.. lol, nope.

[@jfhansdonut2203]

Your graphics and the little sound effects that comes with it! Love them!

[@PeakVibes23]

+++

[@LaLae_]

" "Ridiculous" -Nathaniel Drew, 2019" what a quote ha xD

[@Sneha-rc6hh]

@Кандид r u Russian?

[@maxime1776]

Кандид He was asking if you are a Russian because your name is in Cyrillic characters.

[@TaraNair-crimsonapril]

I really really appreciate your effort on making videos on such incredible and interesting topics. This way I get to know about their (the artist's) lifestyle and thoughts, through a 21st century person's research and experimentations. You're doing an astounding job. And I admire these topics lot lot more. Thank you so much!

[@Labn3rd]

Leonardo’s brain was probably always going 100mph

[@TheWilderGirl]

He wrote backwards because he could (: most left handed children start writing backwards and get corrected by teachers (including me xD it just felt natural)

[@thomascaprari1450]

It's a proven fact, DaVinci mirror writing was done show that he would be undetectable by the church so that he wouldn't be found to be a heretic and punished.

[@ericaleonardi6620]

I still write backwards. Almost always. And I'm left-handed, too. But every child writes in both directions when he starts to (I apologize for my English)

[@valq10]

@@thomascaprari1450 Seems unlikely since it's incredibly easy to read backwards writing, even without a mirror, and they would have had mirrors anyway.

[@firebomb5510]

He wrote backwards so his secret knowledge wouldn't be known to the church

[@valq10]

@@firebomb5510 I refer you to my above remark.

[@ilikepizza123100]

so did davinci use timers or was he literally bursting with such creative genius that he incessantly worked on projects and slept for as little time as biologically possible?

[@taylorsuliveras7033]

Mirror writing is so fascinating. Never heard of it before watching this video.

[@GhasAbs]

It's insane how exceptional he was at so many skills

[@DoodleDan]

When he said that he's going to paint I didn't expect to see insanely good art by him

[@tsuvex2989]

His existence revolved around his passion(s). He didn't spend time looking at other people like us

[@turbonbc]

Its called tuning into universal energy. Tesla was another great example. Monks and Yogis do this all the time but their approach and way of life is different and more spiritual rather than material.

[@karenkroplinski9101]

I find the napping theory really interesting. I think it could be used in addition to the general 7 or 8 hour sleep time. I find that naps have always served me well if I did not get a good night sleep the night before. Whether or not they serve as a feeling of inspiration afterwards I am not sure, but they definitely give you more energy afterwards.

[@slavemperor9581]

No one is even close to insane daily routine of Hunter Thompson.

[@lautarosz7679]

How was his routine exactly?

[@Sly123]

^

[@te9591]

@@lautarosz7679 I think he would drink a whole pot of coffee.

[@lautarosz7679]

@@te9591 so he was healthy...

[@zac8603]

@@lautarosz7679 it was pretty fucking nuts, sample day below. 3:00 p.m. rise 3:05 Chivas Regal with the morning papers, Dunhills 3:45 cocaine 3:50 another glass of Chivas, Dunhill 4:05 first cup of coffee, Dunhill 4:15 cocaine 4:16 orange juice, Dunhill 4:30 cocaine 4:54 cocaine 5:05 cocaine 5:11 coffee, Dunhills 5:30 more ice in the Chivas 5:45 cocaine, etc., etc. 6:00 grass to take the edge off the day 7:05 Woody Creek Tavern for lunch-Heineken, two margaritas, coleslaw, a taco salad, a double order of fried onion rings, carrot cake, ice cream, a bean fritter, Dunhills, another Heineken, cocaine, and for the ride home, a snow cone (a glass of shredded ice over which is poured three or four jig­gers of Chivas) 9:00 starts snorting cocaine seriously 10:00 drops acid 11:00 Chartreuse, cocaine, grass 11:30 cocaine, etc, etc. 12:00 midnight, Hunter S. Thompson is ready to write 12:05-6:00 a.m. Chartreuse, cocaine, grass, Chivas, coffee, Heineken, clove cigarettes, grapefruit, Dunhills, orange juice, gin, continuous pornographic movies. 6:00 the hot tub-champagne, Dove Bars, fettuccine Alfredo 8:00 Halcyon 8:20 sleep

[@johnwayne-3701]

"Don't try this at home.." Probably the the best place to try it actually....

[@Hollyhock7]

John Wayne came back from the grave to write this

[@Noctua8]

Leonardo wrote backwards to improve his handwriting, lefties are known for having horrible writing mostly because going in the direction we do with our hand causes you to write with the WHOLE hand instead of just the fingers, so writing backwards would emulate a right handed person's writing causing it to be neater

[@zpharaon]

Not to mention that a quill will dig into the paper when writing left to right while being held in the left hand.

[@Noctua8]

@@zpharaon that's true too

[@JustinKoenigSilica]

@@zpharaon no wonder my penmanship was like shit in school when we had to use a fountain pen...

[@EnzoFerenczyo]

Good observation, I think it also rewires the brain. An artist realizes symmetry as being very important in all of nature and the left, right nature of man's brains. In order to escape this right or left brain narrow focus one needs to get an objective perspective. I try to embrace both extremes and get a depth perception that encompasses male/female, up/down, positive/negative, liberal/conservative, war/peace, fear/flight...etc ad nauseum. That is the true artists goal.

[@dragor6527]

My handwriting is utter shit but i can paint and draw very well lol. I should try writing backwards.

[@johncook6731]

The thing about these crazy habits is that they come naturally. They come from curiosity and a desire for a stimulus.

[@erratumarchitecture]

a friend of mine who's left handed told me she used to write from right to left and backward when she was a kid just because it seemed more logic to her, then they thought her not to. Now she still starts her diary from the last page (like a manga) but does write normally.

[@violetsky1285]

No one should be told to stop their unique nature. The world likes copies not originality , yet they know so much how original people and their originality is what has changed the world.

[@itsmemario1987]

I did this too as a child and always got scolded by my teacher. I didn't understandy why it was wrong because the way I did it made more sense to me🙈

[@violetsky1285]

Lol continuing to what I meant here is that maybe that's something that could make us discover something, see something. That's what I meant. And in general I'd let anyone write however they want without having rules around it. Atleast with themselves.

[@avesutra4822]

when you are into knowledge, you don't want to sleep because you want to find answers. when you are a messenger, you want to gather your message and spread it through you voice and gifts.

[@ConverseGirlxoxo]

Nathan I feel like you'd be such a cool friend to have or even just someone to have a conversation with! Love your content!

[@janet.v9470]

Yeeaah!! Feel the same)

[@mayao5762]

Cortney Clare Feel exactly the same thing!

[@tinkerer67]

Friendzoned!

[@Awaywithnath]

I get my 8 hours and still need regular naps.

[@JohnDoe-zt1jd]

True

[@NyanHomeschoolGirl17]

BlazeiX Wtf do you eat?! I’m 17 too and I’m lucky if I sleep 8 hours a night but even when I do I’m always sooo tired :(

[@unfortunate27]

does anyone know of any ways to cut down on your need for sleep? lmao. i’m 16 and usually get 8 or 9 hours but if it’s anything below that i will feel exhausted throughout the day. i hate it because i feel like it’s such a waste of time and i wish i could function off like 5 or 6 hours. any suggestions?

[@calmtortoise387]

k keep wishing. The sleep your body needs is something you can can’t barter with. You’re body needs sleep to reciprocate from all the mental and physical load you put it through. Give it it’s basic needs food water and sleep and it will treat you well

[@calmtortoise387]

Recooperate*

[@harshadraka8056]

"Learning never exhausts the mind". - Leonardo Da Vinci.. 👍👍😇 Thanks a ton for this..

[@carsonwerner]

Harshad Raka bullshit, the guy is smart but I ain’t gonna believe everything that comes out of his mouth, especially this

[@yyg4632]

your work is so cool, its like youre a scientist studying life schedules. Useful but surprisingly rare topic it seems in the mainstream

[@neuro.weaver]

Kramer had tried it a long time ago. He found himself in a bag thrown in the river...

[@tdhanasekaran3536]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4PXZJpqhdhqf7s Kramer is truly hilarious and Jerry Seinfeld is a comedy genius. Kramer using East river instead of a swimming pool is another fun filled episode.

[@carsonblake107]

Do Hunter S. Thompson’s routine, that’d be an interesting one.

[@austinchandler3079]

So you want the man to do a lot of cocaine?

[@Sicaoisdead]

OD within 10 minutes lol.

[@krisskross9064]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@flashmanfred]

The so-called daily routine of Thompson doesn't have any factual basis. Yes, Thompson did a lot of drugs that's not up for debate, but I doubt that the famous "daily routine" of Hunter S. Thompson was really his *daily* routine

[@gringotroller]

@@flashmanfred exactly. The so called "routine" wasnt even a routine, just a documentation for every drug, cigatette, drink and food consumed for one day. And yeah it was fake anyway

[@hypermap]

I've been interested, well fascinated re: Da Vinci for the last 40 years and read a number biographies of the guy. I have never heard of this sleep cycle associated with him (where is the evidence for this?) and have certainly never seen it in his notes, where else could be know his sleep habits? I notice that there are many statements on the Internet and even in a UK national newspaper, The Independent, stating that Da Vinci had this sleep cycle. It is tricky to prove a negative, that something didn't happen, except to say Da Vinci and Einstein are always being misquoted on the Internet. These are two notes Da Vinci did actually make regarding sleep: "As a day well spent brings happy sleep, so a life well used brings happy death" (he then contracted himself slightly noting "Every evil leaves a sorrow in the memory, except the supreme evil, death, which destroys this memory together with life") The closest I can find in his notes referring to such a lifestyle, which is not very close is: "O thou that sleepest, what is sleep? Sleep resembles death. Oh, why not let thy work be such that after death thou mayst retain resemblance to perfect life, rather than during life make thyself resemble the hapless dead by sleeping." You experimentation with sleep is very close to Da Vinci's outlook of learning through experience rather than taking others word for things, so in this respect you are very much in the same vein as Leonardo Da Vinci - he could well have created a similar video on KZbin if he were alive today. About 1% of people can do well on 4 hours sleep and some need a lot of sleep, 10 hours plus to be fully functioning.

[@hypermap]

@Alex Smith "Leonardo Da Vinci - The Biography" by Walter Isaacson, published 2017, This is a 500 page in depth very up to date biography written by a distinguished biographer. There's lots of biographies of Da Vinci you can buy or borrow with loads of pictures in them, this has few pictures but in terms of content is by far the best. (btw Steve Jobs of Apple iPhone etc fame asked Isaacson to write a biography of himself - Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs is also excellent)

[@hypermap]

@Alex Smith Perhaps a little in Steve Jobs decision making is that he wanted to be associated with such company, yes he's not in the same category. In the book Steve Jobs demonstates to Walter Isaacson how he got the inspiration / determination for perfection via incremental prototypes of the iPhone/iPad and other devices from in this thirties listening to a CD of bootlegs of The Beatles multiple studio recordings of the John Lennon song ' Strawberry Fields' as The Beatles worked over a long period to create the finished product. Now may be The Beatles, not individually but as a group of people working closely, can be compared with such company, in terms of trying via intuitive creative exploration to create new forms of musical sound - using early studio recording technology - in much the same way as Da Vinci creatively explored using new painting materials & techniques plus closely examined the natural world via his sketch notebooks to produce the innovative effects he achieved.

[@redheadedgypsy1939]

When I worked the Night shift, I only slept 3.5 hrs....my body adapted quite easily. The human body is pretty resilient.

[@spandon]

@@redheadedgypsy1939 A lot of factors to unpack there. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/shift-work-health-risks_n_5672965?guccounter=1

[@fharhunachoudhury2434]

I had 2 hours sleep last night & I could barely function at work

[@youtubedoapollo]

I LOVE your content! Its terrific!!!!

[@fiammettaterzani9531]

“Coca Cola con la cannuccia corta corta colorata” is the most difficult sentence to pronounce for “toscani” 😂

[@andreacortini2855]

Maremma hane

[@alessandromasnada5248]

Diahane

[@nefestamag4167]

Can you write the actual pronounciation

[@raz436]

@@nefestamag4167 oaola on la annuccia orta olorata

[@Tweak54]

Sc’e l’hai la harta honad?

[@bruhbruh2581]

I really like this guy , bcuz he seems to have no friends

[@sidimightbe]

Wtf 😂😂😂

[@hdnsbxdhdhdbdbdh7185]

Wow that described my feeling perfectly

[@almytih1162]

Omg 😂😂

[@jellyacc]

he prob has acquaintances, which is prob more convenient. or maybe a handful of close friends, who knows

[@iliveinsideyourhouse3943]

Me too

[@shawnagurries8634]

I don't know if you have made a video about this already, but if you could make something about staying strict, motivated, and disciplined that would be so cool. It seems like you have all those qualities and I really enjoy your channel.

[@gerardocardenas6591]

I have a friend who is about 80´s and is a very active and awarded choir conductor in Minneapolis who lives and sleeps this way since many years ago, so I think is not fully impossible to adopt this kind of sleep discipline. Thx for sharing your curiosity about explore different ways of doing things.

[@rombakk]

The thumbnail got me like: "is this 100 years challenge?" . . . . . . . Jk. Love you, Drew 🤗

[@Rawan-kd9vq]

It takes me 2 or 3 hours to fall asleep. NEVER NEVER less than an hour. Anyone else ? And is it normal ?

[@abhishekprincerohta]

Yeah ! Absolutely

[@shadowreaper5236]

No .way get some melotonin

[@djordjerasic7482]

thats not normal, and dont take supplements. Exercise daily, dont use screens 1 hour before bed, and have a bedtime routine. You will fall asleep in 5 minutes

[@akimnerom8231]

Do this. Close your eyes, listen to everything and tell yourself you won’t sleep the whole night. That night you’ll be gone before 30mins. The brain is a natural radical. Don’t is do and do is don’t

[@hollisblackwood3276]

That was me for almost my whole life, but then I had alarms go off that i needed to go to bed. So when the alarm hits i'd brush my teeth and with no pressure go and lay down and watch the SAME SHOW. I made the night identical to the last. Always woke up when my alarm went off, whether or not i slept. After about 3 months of this, it sort of hit me that i pass out in 10 minutes. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 3 DECADES. I always laid there for 2-6 hours. I used melatonin so much before that now when i take it i get weird nightmare thingies that jolt me awake and it no longer works for me. Anyway, try setting an alarm to go to bed, and one to wake. If you don't sleep then, well, you'll have the next night. and the next. Give it some months.

[@realmagiccreatives]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the production value of these videos?? I mean the graphics and animations are better than some network tv shows. Well done mate !!!

[@KatK18]

Da Vinci was in meditative state while painting. That’s why this sleep pattern could work for him.

[@datamange3818]

Wait Leonardo da Vinci meditates?

[@KatK18]

@@datamange3818 from what I read, his process of painting was meditative in nature. He approached it in a certain way.

[@datamange3818]

@@KatK18 I mediate too, I know what you mean. It’s like you focus on your breathing while you as well have focus on the painting, also your a GOAT for responding 8 months later

[@stephenmarkley7968]

*writes backwards but doesn’t write with his left hand*

[@Son_of_aesthetics]

Was he left handed?

[@ScrimblyBimbly]

@@Son_of_aesthetics Da Vinci was ambidextrous but primarily used his left hand

[@lynnguyennn]

That clip of you laughing was so cute!! Please make more videos like this. Such a creative spin on the usual morning routines or days of a famous individual

[@L8rCloud]

But did he really sleep only two hours a day - Italians are well known for exaggerating.

[@1pcfred]

Plus Leo probably didn't own a clock.

[@lucascb8446]

@@1pcfred He very likely did own a clock.

[@1pcfred]

@@lucascb8446 maybe on paper he did. Leo didn't finish a lot of what he started though. Leo made a lot of plans but little in the way of finished products. It was a recurring theme with him.

[@TonyMilanoOfficial]

Hey, Forget about it.

[@CoryBaldwin85]

I love how you went to the extreme of writing backwards. I'm a lefty and dyslexic so I think writing backwards comes more natural to some people based on how their brains work. Great video

[@laxgirl7728]

In my AP psych and psych classes at college we went over the sleep cycles and something a lot of people lookover is the fact that on average a person takes 7 minutes to fall asleep. So my AP psych teacher always would tell us if we need a nap after school before doing our homework was to set an alarm for 27 minutes so that you have the time to fall asleep and then have the 20 minute nap. We also went over the fact that if you go over 20 minutes you will become more grogy then actually rejuvenated. I try to incorporate it as much as i can if i want to still be able to do stuff later on and i find it works great for me :)

[@carinecampier]

jill ian thank you for sharing this tip

[@laxgirl7728]

Carine Campier of course! Hope it works for you :)

[@carinecampier]

jill ian, I eventually decided not to try this type of sleep schedule, but I do incorporate short naps in my day, and I take the 7 minutes into account, it works beautifully 😊 Thanks again ! X &

[@laxgirl7728]

Carine Campier of course!

[@StrungBug]

I would like to recommend one person: Johann Sebastian Bach.

[@synesthetically]

I don't think we have a record of his daily routines, but I'd love to see someone do it!

[@harrycorbiniv]

That would be awesome 👍🏽

[@electricdreams8237]

Have a lot of children, a loving wife and a comfortable day job. Do genius stuff in your free time and if it works, it works. Even if you get recognized only a century after your death you still had a lot of children, a loving wife and a comfortable day job. Sounds good to me.

[@Aristaeuss]

Some stuff I did was pretty cool. Every cup of coffee took 60 coffee beans and before composing, I dunk my head in a bucket of cold water.

[@Aristaeuss]

@cuallito the problem is staying awake and alert while counting them in the morning

[@EmmyHucker]

Your humour really shines through in this video, it's cool to see :)

[@MatthewHyatt]

Agreed.

[@jungleafreeca1111]

WATCHING THIS AS AN ARTIST IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL , thanks NATE!!!

[@Shydiggs21]

"I felt like crap but then I threw on a Mr. Bean Movie"

[@lostchild8499]

I died

[@BrendanWilliamsTutorials]

Im going to really appreciate my full nights sleep after watching this

[@miehiiep]

Me: sees the title Me: is he going to be drawing all day?

[@alexmillerangelogomes893]

Is he going to try to describe the tongue of a woodpecker all the day?

[@FrenchToast663]

Is he going to dissect corpses all day?

[@jojones4685]

Stare at Salì all day

[@Unknown-el7fx]

I need more channels like this to learn more

[@lorenzabalocco3104]

Damn! I am Italian you nailed the "Coca Cola" accent shit perfectly LOL!

[@dua_junaid]

5:58 *We're now seeing Nathaniel from the perspective of Edward Cullen.*

[@annemichelle6842]

I had an art teacher that trained himself to have like 4 hours sleep only. So he could teach, study his bachelor's degree, volunteer and have a life. Never knew anyone so content, happy, focused and talented. His classes were inspiring and there was this gentle nature to his personality.

[@mauc3102]

he's at a much higher risk of general mortality and will probably get Alzheimer or some other neurodegenerative disease sooner than any other person you know

[@annemichelle6842]

@@mauc3102 This was over 37 years ago, I have no idea of his fate, only that he made an impression on me as a child because I loved his classes so much x

[@Discoprincessb]

Hahaha this is basically my life as a fashion design student. Irregular sleeping and lots of naps with crashes of over 12 hours of sleep after a couple days