Polyphasic sleeping

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic

I heard about this from my friend and thought I would give it a try and thought with summer holidays and all ther free time it would be easier to follow the schedule. Now the main reason why I want to try this is curiosity if it actually works. I suppose there will be some situations when polzohasic sleeping will be usefull for me, but thats not the point (darn why didnt I know about this before IB exams, argh :tongue:

). The hardest thing would prob be how to incorporate this in daily activities and all the social stuff. The most appealing one to me is the Buckminster Fuller type with 30-40 mins sleep every 6 hours. 4 hours is too little continuous time, 6 is still too little if i imagine i cannot break it, but its better then 4 hours only. Have any of you got any experience with polyphasic sleeping? I am thinking of starting in few days and try to go on for about 20 days and see how it works. Thx for responses and moral support I will need it :smile:

Reply 1

Anonymous #1

Phoenixs

For background information go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic

I heard about this from my friend and thought I would give it a try and thought with summer holidays and all ther free time it would be easier to follow the schedule. Now the main reason why I want to try this is curiosity if it actually works. I suppose there will be some situations when polzohasic sleeping will be usefull for me, but thats not the point (darn why didnt I know about this before IB exams, argh :tongue:

). The hardest thing would prob be how to incorporate this in daily activities and all the social stuff. The most appealing one to me is the Buckminster Fuller type with 30-40 mins sleep every 6 hours. 4 hours is too little continuous time, 6 is still too little if i imagine i cannot break it, but its better then 4 hours only. Have any of you got any experience with polyphasic sleeping? I am thinking of starting in few days and try to go on for about 20 days and see how it works. Thx for responses and moral support I will need it :smile:

No advice, but I want to try it too! We should report back in this thread.

Reply 2

Leigh

15

Good luck! What with work and what not, I could never squeeze that in but I suppose if it's only half an hour or so every 6 hours, it's not unrealistic if you don't work; not many social events last longer than 6 hours, and if they do, chances are they'll be somewhere you can catch a nap. Do you have a car? If you do, that'll help if you go somewhere like a party; you can lock yourself in there for a quick nap.

Let us know how you get on.

Reply 3

Champagne-Dahling

10

But what happens AFTER the summer hols? Are you going to spontaneously nap in lessons/lectures?

Reply 4

darryl

13

That sounds really interesting, this holiday will probably be my last chance to try it. Will think about doing it and look into it some more!

Reply 5

Misogynist

18

The long term effects are not yet known.

Reply 6

darryl

13

Good time to start testing then, whats the worst that could happen?

Reply 7

Duck and Cover

15

PM Ron Stoppable, he'll know what to do!

Reply 8

DoMakeSayThink

15

A friend of mine tried it for a month, I can't remember his reasons for doing so. He said that to get into the schedule of sleeping short but regular intervals was very difficult, and he couldn't help but break the cycle out of sheer exhaustion from time to time. Once he was properly in to the routine, he found that there was not sufficient sleeping time for him to remain fully alert during his waking hours. If you're still a teenager, I wouldn't really recommend trying it, myself.... I say this to advise against sleep deprivation, and yet here I am posting this at 1:30 a.m.

Reply 9

darryl

13

Well yes indeed, I think this technique could triple TSR traffic during the early hours... sounds like a plan to me!

Reply 10

Nutter

16

I actually find this system very effective. Of course, it's no perfect substitute for uninterrupted, extended periods of sleep, but if you're short for time, this does work! I hear that trans-oceanic lone sailors often employ this method of sleep because they need to always wake up to check the horizon for any icebergs and what not - their sleeping periods go as short as 3-4 minutes at a time as well. Brilliant, really.

Reply 11

The Albatross

12

its a method often employed by stressed architecture students just before a big hand-in. not me tho, i like proper sleep!

Reply 12

darryl

13

Although probably not "properly" I did something similar before my A2 computing coursework was due in!

Reply 13

Ethereal

19

When I had deadlines, I jsut didn't sleep! Have been known to do 48 hours straight through. I think my most extreme was nearly 56 hours, but that damn near killed me!

Reply 14

darryl

13

Well problem is the A2 computing wouldnt have been possible in 56 hours *-) but that is pretty hardcore :wink:

Sorry, wavering off topic here....

Reply 15

Wayne Rooney

Duck and Cover

PM Ron Stoppable, he'll know what to do!

Who's Ronstoppable?

Reply 16

1013

1

It sounds horrible but will be interesting to read about. Make sure you keep us updated.

Reply 17

Phoenixs

OP

I will start with it sometime this week, depends how things workout and stuff. What I have heard and read the worst are the first 3-5 days as there is still energy for the first two and your brain needs few days to partially adapt to new sleeping schedule. They say that your brain is completely adapted to new schedule after approx 10 days if you follow strict schedule, so I need to plan things well ahead. Most people that do not suceed are due to oversleeping or missing the nap time, so I want to make sure this does not happen. Easily sad, but we will see how it works. I will make a new thread when I start and will keep posting my progress for your interest and also to give me some motivation to keep me going.
Peace

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