Information List of Polyphasic Sleep
Following up on the post 90 Minutes Sleep Cycle, I found out there are couple of sites and resources that talk about this sleeping hack. Technically, it is called Polyphasic Sleep. From Wikipedia, the definition is:
… Polyphasic sleep is a sleep pattern specification intended to compress sleep time to 2-5 hours daily. This is achieved by spreading out sleep into short (around 20-45 minute) naps throughout the day. This allows for more waking hours with relatively high alertness…
A while ago, Kuro5hin has a featured article titled Uberman’s sleep schedule. Ever since the article has been released, there are a lot of interest on polyphasic sleep - discussions are everywhere.
There are also attempts on testing and experiencing such method. Like recently in UberSleep.com, Nick Busey shows his efforts and experience on Polyphasic Sleep. Some people reported positively on such method, however some has bad experience on it:
… I spent 3 weeks attempting to adapt to the Uberman schedule, the major cause of my lack of function by the end was due to the slip up with the naps. My body never really had a chance when I gave it mixed signals as to when it could get sleep. I had a fair mix of good and bad days over the three weeks, the most depressing was the last week where I felt I was going backwards, not forward. Too many slip-ups that week left me disorientated and knackered. Before then, the first two weeks seemed much better, probably because my body was using up my energy reserves.
I may try the schedule again when I can dedicate a month to adapting. I am disappointed it did not work for me this time, what I shall concentrate on now is making sure I utilize my time effectively rather than trying to grab more.
Currently I am classified this as good to know, do not implement it yet. My concern of such method is the health issue associating to it. Does anyone have any information on this?
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Nick Busey says on October 19th, 2005 at 5:55 pm
Thanks for the link! Keep an eye and see how I do
Tynan says on January 1st, 2006 at 6:59 am
Great to see this topic get more attention. I’m on day 50! Check my blog for updates on my progress.
yusef says on January 25th, 2006 at 2:59 am
interestingly, Leonardo da Vinci lived on something similar. It is said he could not have had his moments of genius without polyphasic sleep. But this is all heresay for me. Anyone have more info on this topic?
Paul says on March 30th, 2006 at 12:42 pm
Great to see that this topic is still going strong! I’m 2 and a half months into my polyphasic sleep experiment and couldn’t be happier with the results so far!
Adam says on April 26th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
This really isn’t a good idea. I’ve known people how can function well on 2 to 3 hours of continuous sleep a day, but I don’t see how anyone can function on several 20 to 45 minute naps. Your body requires you to enter certain sleep phases that take the typical person roughly 120 to 180 minutes of continuous sleep to cycle (60-90 minutes to get to your deepest level and 60-90 minutes to come back to the lightest level). By limiting your sleep time to 20-45 minutes you completely miss the “deep sleep”. You mind and body behave in very particular ways when in each stage of sleep. If one or more of these stages are skipped, your body goes into a more stressed state. This stress builds and eventually causes your body to enter a state of dysfunction. This can cause physical, immune, and psychological problems to arise. These include but are not limited to fatigue, dizziness, lack of concentration, feelings of dysphoria, and reduced resistance to disease.
876 says on May 29th, 2006 at 2:44 pm
Hi all, I’m doing Uberman’s sleep schedule with my partner; we’re at 3.5 weeks and counting. Personally I am not missing deep sleep and my energy levels are way higher (I used to be very negative and lethargic; now I have started a fairly rigorous fitness regime).
I still find it easy to become drowsy and oversleep at nighttime; however, if I get up immediately after a nap and start doing something active, the drowsiness quickly ceases to bother me.
–876
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Quix0r says on October 13th, 2006 at 10:19 am
Might this be good to test while “holiday” which are 4 weeks before I have my final examens? I don’t want to risk them.
But when it is possible to adjust my sleep cycle within one week then I can take my chance in my holiday week.
BTW: The previous poster is a splog. Remove it please.
Jonny says on November 10th, 2006 at 9:11 am
New forum for Uberman Sleep Schedule here:
http://www.ubermanschedule.com
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Sonya says on December 13th, 2006 at 3:57 am
I am starting the Polyphasic sleep cycle today. I was in a car accident over the weekend, and was at strict bed rest in the hospital. I think I had short naps naturally for the few days I was in, and now that I am out I came across this stange sleep pattern on the web. It seems like fate to me.