I've been planning to change my sleep schedule. The new year had come and it was good time to incorporate new habits. The first goal is to change sleep pattern to boost my creativity and make better time management through all day.
First step was to become more "early bird", it means getting up at least at 5 am. That part was easy.
So it's time for next step- polyphasic sleep. What is this all about? Instead of one big chunk of time dedicated for sleeping (usually 6-8 hours), polyphasic sleep is to take 4-6 20-30 minutes naps thorough all day.
The outcome is: summarized nap time is much shorter than usual sleeping time. And what is more controversial- you can be still rested and refreshed without health side effects. The biggest sleep time cut has Uberman's sleep schedule. One 20-30 minutes nap replaces one sleep cycle that average takes about 1.5 hour. The simplest form of polyphasic sleep is classic sleeping block plus siesta time.
I'm planning to use Everyman's sleep schedule. I have time to take 4.5 hour sleep, then one nap before leaving to work. Now it will be nice if I can afford short power nap during lunch time. And then one nap after work and dinner.
Sounds simple. I've tried to manage that schedule for few days. My first remarks:
- I didn't know that I can be so lazy to get up from bed at unusual time.
- It's hard so I have to keep more discipline.
- It's important to make most of used "sleep cycles". Keeping schedule and proper timing really makes difference.
- During adaptation I you feel sometimes like zombie at certain time of day.
Last week I caught a cold- so I held this experiment. I'm going to continue that as soon as I get better. So stay in touch and wish me luck.
2008-01-28
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