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Subject : Re: LUG: polyphasic sleep

From : Richard Carter <rwcarter@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:28:28 -0500

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Hey all,

Sorry to necromance but I kinda wanted to check back on those of you
that were trying this. Are you still doing polyphasic sleep? How is it
going? If not, why did you stop? I found it really interesting,
through I doubt there'll ever be a time when I can actually try it,
and I'd really like to know how the last 3 months went if anyone is
still doing it.


Thanks,
Richard Carter


On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Jonathan Vogel
<jonathan@friedpancakes.[redacted]> wrote:
> Good to hear your feedback. �The thing with polyphasic sleep is you take a
> systematic approach to sleeping and and after adapting, you don't ever
> suffer from sleep deprivation; even missing one nap won't cause sleep dep.
>
> I want to really tell the skeptics out there that this does truly work and I
> don't feel tired at all. �I just moved back in the dorms and had trouble
> with my two day time naps (I didn't think I fell asleep for one) because my
> mind was probably just getting a feel for a new sleeping environment (i.e.
> noises) and I feel pretty good.
>
> @Ed and Alex: Good luck, keep me posted
>
> Jonathan
>
> Richard Carter wrote:
>>
>> I would personally feel pretty nervous about this. I went through my
>> last year of high school with pretty bad sleep deprivation; going to
>> sleep at 1-2am, waking up at 5-5:30 every day. I was locked into that
>> wakeup time since back in middle school so my body had no problem
>> jumping awake at the alarm, no matter how little sleep I had - so I
>> took advantage of that to not bother getting much sleep, since waking
>> up in time for school wasn't a problem. But I did notice that I would
>> crash during the day and usually find any excuse to sleep during
>> class. And my memory suffered. I already have a bad enough memory, but
>> I cannot recall much from that year.
>>
>> Obviously this is supposed to be different from sleep deprivation
>> because of the naps. It still seems too good to be true. After that
>> high school year (and a rough summer afterwards), I learned my lesson.
>> Last year (my freshman year) I took sleep seriously, as did my
>> roommate, and we got 8 hours of sleep almost every night. I felt
>> great, and realized that it was having a positive effect, even if I
>> was still reluctant to go to bed at or before midnight. This summer
>> I've slipped a lot, and I have really noticed the results now; and as
>> I'm traveling back up to State today, I plan to get back to 8 hours a
>> night again.
>>
>> I know, I was doing it wrong; the big part of polyphasic sleep is,
>> well, polyphasic, and I was just plain sleep deprived. I didn't
>> [intentionally] nap. But I don't think I'll try this unless there's
>> some real need to have more hours in the day. Maybe later on down the
>> road when I'm swamped with schoolwork and just can't get it all done.
>> For now, I like how I feel after 8 contiguous hours of sleep.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Debbie
>> Carraway<debbie_carraway@ncsu.[redacted]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> This article "debunks" polyphasic sleep. I personally make no argument,
>>> just
>>> thought it was interesting to see another side of the discussion.
>>>
>>> http://www.supermemo.com/articles/polyphasic.htm
>>>
>>> Debbie
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:12:17 -0400, Jonathan Vogel
>>> <jonathan@friedpancakes.[redacted]> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> After adaptation you are pretty much 100% most of the time unless you
>>>> stretch your naps out too far or mess your schedule up. �You may feel
>>>> slightly tired approaching your nap, but nothing substantial. �As soon
>>>> as
>>>> you hit the bed you will be out cold and wake up feeling very refreshed.
>>>>
>>>> Looks like a lot of people are interested in giving it a shot. �I'll
>>>> announce my current schedule here that I've been on for 3 months now to
>>>> see
>>>> if it helps anyone:
>>>> 3 - 6 AM Core Sleep, 20 minute naps at 11 AM, 4 PM, and 11 PM.
>>>>
>>>> I will be in IRC a lot to answer any questions and also I'm living on
>>>> campus if you want to talk face to face just let me know. via email/irc.
>>>>
>>>> Make sure *you do your research* and let me emphasis two points: �Do not
>>>> drink alcohol during adaptation (honestly wouldn't recommend it at all
>>>> while
>>>> doing polyphonic sleep, but social drinking is OK after adaptation).
>>>> �Watch
>>>> caffeine intake; I never had caffeine during adaptation, but now I do
>>>> have
>>>> it occasionally directly after naps (I like coffee!).
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>> Ed Anderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> To those with experience with this, After adjusting, do you still feel
>>>>> drained or tired at all during the day or near your nap times? Or are
>>>>> you
>>>>> typically always well rested and energetic the same as if you'd had a
>>>>> full
>>>>> night's rest?
>>>>>
>>>>> Ed
>>>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>


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