Meditation during nighttime wakefulness

McCullough described meditating during a naturally occurring period of nighttime wakefulness, then using the resulting quiet time for reflection. This is his account, not co-guest Reid Hoffman’s routine.

Reported protocol · For reference, not advice

Date of record:: 31 Aug 2015

Interventions

Routine

Meditation
About 30–60 minutes · During wakefulness around 3–4 a.m. or 4–5 a.m.
Details & sources
Reported nighttime wakefulness, not a recommendation to shorten sleep. A specific meditation school is not established.
Sources1

Sources

Original accounts behind this protocol. Numbers match the references in each intervention.

01Reid Hoffman and Michael McCullough transcript PDF Source for this protocol

Original episode #101 was published August 31, 2015, confirmed by the official episode page. The later PDF directory is not the episode date.