Re: LUG: polyphasic sleep - Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:21:41 -0500

Subject : Re: LUG: polyphasic sleep

From : Aaron Montgomery <ammontgo@ncsu.[redacted]>

Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:21:41 -0500

This is a cool website on the topic:

http://dustincurtis.com/sleep.html

Aaron

Jonathan Vogel wrote:
> I've been on everyman3 since late May if you have any questions. I
> plan on attempting to uberman after this semester.
>
> I have been much better this semseter than I was my entire freshman
> year (monophasic) and I sleep less. It's great, even if it takes a
> lot of motivation to maintain.
>
> Jonathan
>
> Richard Carter wrote:
>> 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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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>