EPTOn A Whim: Polyphasic Sleep - Page 2
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Sarasin
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However, I'm currently killing time by watching the second season of Leverage =) | ||
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Probulous
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On September 02 2011 09:45 Sarasin wrote: Read this as Polyphasic Sheep. Was very confused at first. Now that thats cleared up keep blogging so I know how this goes was thinking of trying this myself =) Same here. I kept picturing the following ![[image loading]](http://www.teamliquid.net/staff/R1CH/Happy2.gif) Which may or may not help with your non-sheep sleep... | ||
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Xenocide_Knight
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also, +1 to the Polyphasic Sheep comment | ||
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tenpointwo
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I tried a polyphasic sleep schedule with a friend of mine in my freshman year of college, but nothing as intense as the Uberman's, we tried Everyman's. That consists of three 20 minute naps during the day and a 3 hour core sleep time, which totals to 4 hours of sleep every day, double Uberman's. It was pretty hard at first, but we both found that once you adapt to the schedule, it's quite easy and almost intuitive. I don't know about my friend, but after a month of doing the schedule, I would get tired right around my nap time. Some people that have stuck with it past a couple months say they don't need alarms anymore to wake from their naps, but I wasn't at that stage yet. One of the neat things I noticed was that my dreams became very vivid, and I would have a dream every time I took a nap. This makes sense, once your brain adapts, you kick off into REM immediately when you fall asleep so all you have are dreams. And since the naps are 20 minutes, it's enough time for a good vivid dream that you will remember easily when you wake. I would have several dreams during my core naps, but don't remember all of them. The main problem I had with the schedule, my friend agrees, is that we did not plan adequately enough to fill the extra time we gained with things to do. When I was starting out, there were too many days when I would wake from my core nap and just simply not have anything to do so the inactivity would cause me to fall asleep and screw up my schedule. My friend and I tried going on Skype (we attended different colleges) to keep ourselves company, but that only helped slightly. Another problem I faced was trying to schedule my naps so that my classes would not conflict with them. This meant changing my sleep schedule every time the quarter would end. Although I should have set permanent times for my naps and chosen my class schedules around them, sometimes there is only one time for a mandatory class and there is no getting around it. In any case, I hope your Uberman's works out and you get a lot done. A question I want to ask is, 'What are you trying to get out of a polyphasic sleep schedule?' It shouldn't be enough that you just want to see what it's like. Unless you have really strong dedication, it's really difficult to make that initial adaption. I think a big reason a lot of people switch to polyphasic sleeping is because they _require_ more time in order to get every thing done. Another thing I've read is that Uberman's schedule is very strict and offers little room for flexibility. So try to stick on schedule with your naps! I've also heard that if you miss a nap, it takes 2-4 naps to get back to normal, but in between you feel like shit. Just a heads up. Luckily, Everyman's is slightly more flexible (I'm assuming because you have that 3 hour core sleep) so your 20 minute naps can vary slightly. The main thing is that you will be tired while you're adapting and you must do everything you can to distract yourself from your bed and sleep. Pick up hobbies, do all the things you said you would do when you have the time, read a lot, and try not to be near your bed. I would like to expand a bit more but I have a final exam in an hour so I have to switch priorities now. Keep us updated on your endeavors of polyphasic sleeping! | ||
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