You’ll feel really tired for a few days, but within a week you’ll start Super Napping. You’ll wake up before your alarm goes off. You’ll have good energy all throughout the day!

It’s hard to start Super Napping. I’ll tell you how to do that next.

Better, Super Napping gives you more energy. When you get sleepy in the afternoon, or feel tired after work, just take a nap. You'll wake up refreshed and feeling good! Rather than feeling tired much of the time, you'll be able to use all your time to enjoy things!

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When you Super Nap, you sleep several times each day. You sleep not just once each night. You sleep not just twice each day (in the night and then in an afternoon nap). You sleep six times a day. But each time you sleep for just 30 minutes!

In the beginning, you wake up, work or play for 3.5 hours, and then sleep for 30 minutes. You repeat this cycle six times each day.

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Some people take a nap in the afternoon. This lets them get rid of their sleepiness, and then have the energy to work or play late into the night. This makes them happier. I tried napping, but I couldn’t sleep during the day.

How about you? Do you take a nap? Are you tired in the morning? In the afternoon? In the evening after work?

Tomorrow, I’ll explain another way to sleep, a way that will give you more energy, a way that will make you feel less tired.

Do you have enough time to do all the things you want to?

How do you think we can get more time?

For these next two weeks, I’ll explain one way to have more time.

Have you ever wanted to make your own blog? You could write a diary, explaining where you went and what you did. Or you could write about interesting web sites. (This blog does both!)

You can make your own blog in under five minutes.

Here's how to create a blog. Go to blogger.com and click on "Create your blog now." Invent a user name (I used "earbox"), a password, display name ("Ear Box"), blog title ("Ear Box"), blog address ("earbox") and type your email address; then finally pick a style - I chose this pink color scheme. (You can change all of these later.) On the next screen, type your first story.

You type in html, so you can style your text, making lists, tables, anything. But you don't need to use any html: you can simply type plain paragraphs separated with blank lines, just as you would in email.

Later, you can change your settings, edit your old stories, or post new stories - by going to blogger.com (perhaps by clicking the B icon at the upper-left of every blogger page) and logging in with your username and password.

When you're satisfied with your infant blog, you can ask your friends to "See my blog at earbox.blogspot.com"

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Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a pan. Add 2 chicken breasts and sprinkle with a teaspoon of garlic powder, a teaspoon of seasoning salt, and some black pepper. Saute 10 minutes on each side, adding green beans near the end.

(200 calories, 10g fat, 2g carbohydrate, 28g protein)

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Do you listen to English music? I’ve found a great web site for listening to music. Pandora.com is an internet radio station. But unlike other stations, Pandora lets you make your own channels: You type in the name of your favorite band, or your favorite song, and Pandora starts playing similar music.

You can create up to 100 channels. I typed in “Bon Jovi” and made a channel that plays Bon Jovi songs all day. I typed in “Armin Van Buuren” and made a channel that plays dance music, which I like to listen to when I work. I made another channel for soft piano music, and another for lively Jazz, which I play at parties. Last December, I typed in “Rudolf” and made a channel that plays Christmas songs.

(When you sign up for Pandora, it will ask for your zip code. If you don7t live in the United States, just type 12345.)

Why don't you try Pandora.com?

I play guitar in four bands. Most of these bands rarely practice, but one performs every week. I love music and really enjoy playing guitar. When I was in high school, I hoped to have a full-time job playing guitar. I wanted to be a professional rock musician, playing concerts every night.

Now that I saw Bon Jovi perform I’m not so sure. Bon Jovi played about 40 songs. They must play those same 40 songs almost every night. And Bon Jovi has been playing for many, many years. Every day, year after year, they must get on stage and play those same songs. It’s great fun to go to a concert once, but would you want to go every night? I fear even playing every night might get boring.

And tiring. I had nice seats on the floor of Nagoya Dome. But as soon as the concert started, everyone stood up. After two hours I got tired of standing! My friend said his back started to hurt. The musicians must have been even more tired!

I am glad I get a chance to perform occasionally, but I am also glad that I don’t have to perform every night. I never thought I’d say this, but I am happy I am not a rock star.

The other day I saw Bon Jovi perform live. I had good seats, on the floor right in front of the stage; I was able to see everything well. But I was amazed to see that everyone can see well – if they’re looking at the screens.

It’s been 20 years since I’ve attended a large hard rock concert. I remember in the 1980s seeing the Scorpions and Van Halen, and noticing how much they danced around the stage. They showed a lot of energy, and seemed to be having a lot of fun.

In 2006 things have changed! First, many of my favorite rock musicians have gotten old (like me) and no longer move around the stage very much. They mostly just stand in one place. (The singer did a little dance, tapping his left foot, then his right foot, then again his left foot… But except for his fee, he hardly moved.) I realized they need to stand still so that the cameras can film them – the cameras that are displayed on huge screens above the stage. The screens are great, because they show you the performers so well. You can see the drops of sweat on their faces, even from 200 meters away! You can see the drops on their 20 meter screens!

I enjoyed seeing the new concert technology. I like the screens because they show everyone a great view. But I’m a little sad too. Now artists can’t move around, because if they did the cameras wouldn’t be able to follow them. And you could see them almost as well at home, in front of your TV. Going to a concert to watch TV seems a bit sad.