First, a bit of history. I switched to polyphasic sleep at the beginning of the year and kept it up for about 4 months or so. I started out with the everyman 3 hour sleep pattern which basically means you sleep for 3 hours at night and have about 4 extra 20 minute naps spaced [...]
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July 23, 2011
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Time for polyphasic sleep again
By Riaan in PersonalI’ve decided that it’s time to live up to the tagline on this blog and go back to polyphasic sleep again. For the unenlightened, Polyphasic sleep is a different sleep cycle where you sleep for several short periods over the course of 24 hours, not just in one big chunk during the night. There’s several [...]
January 20, 2011
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Polyphasic sleep – Day 20 to Day 25
By Riaan in PersonalDay 20 – 21 After oversleeping on day 19, Day 20 and 21 was fine. I didn’t oversleep, and I wasn’t too tired during the days (Except for the last hour or so before naps). Day 22 Day 22 was a serious screw-up. We were supposed to get a bus back from Nicaragua to Costa [...]
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January 14, 2011
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Polyphasic sleep – Day 19
By Riaan in PersonalSeems I got excited too soon… We took a bus up to Nicaragua yesterday (It’s about 9-10 hours trip) and I had serious difficulty staying awake for it… Also had the 6 AM and noon naps on the bus, and that’s definitely not the best way. After we got to the guesthouse, I managed to [...]
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January 13, 2011
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Polyphasic Sleep – Day 15 to Day 18
By Riaan in PersonalThere has been no real changes in the last couple of days. By setting another (loud) alarm, I can prevent oversleeping, but I am waking up very groggy and sleepy. After 45 – 90 minutes I’m much better, but I’m somewhat tired until after the 6AM nap.
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