Over the past several weeks, I’ve tried several tweaks to my polyphasic sleeping routine. I felt my habit of sleeping this way was established enough that I could afford to experiment a little. I figured that since this was now my default pattern, I wasn’t going to screw the whole thing up if I tried something different for […]
Just when I thought polyphasic sleep was the ultimate way to sleep… I find an article about a man in Vietnam who hasn’t slept a wink in 33 years:
Vietnam Man Handles Three Decades Without Sleep (via)
Apparently 64-year old Thai Ngoc had a fever in 1973, and after that he never went to sleep again, not even […]
Today a visitor referred me to a lengthy article about polyphasic sleep. You might find it interesting if you’ve been curious to learn more about the topic.
The article basically attempts to dismiss the possibility of polyphasic sleep for human beings by referencing a number of resources, especially noting the large number of bloggers who’ve tried to adapt to it.
This is […]
Today is day 90 of my polyphasic sleep experiment. It seems strange to refer to this as an experiment now, since it’s become such an ingrained habit.
This will probably be my last update on polyphasic sleep, since the last 30 days were largely uneventful as far as this experiment goes. I don’t have much to report that I […]
Today is the 60th day since beginning my polyphasic sleep experiment. It’s hard to fathom that only 60 days have passed — it feels closer to 120 days.
For the past several weeks, I’ve been receiving daily emails with questions about this experiment. Many of those questions have already been answered in my previous polyphasic log entries for days […]
Since polyphasic sleep has given me an abundance of extra free time each day, I’ve decided to devote some of that time to improving my fitness. I’ve been exercising regularly for over 15 years now (with some off periods never lasting more than a few months), but my focus has been almost entirely on […]
I’ve been told there’s a Seinfeld episode where Kramer attempts polyphasic sleep. Of course it doesn’t go quite as well for him as it did for me. I haven’t watched Seinfeld in a long time, but given how often Seinfeld re-runs are aired, I figured that particular episode is bound to come up […]
Today is the beginning of Day 31 of my polyphasic sleep experiment, so I’ve completed a full 30 days. This will be my final official log entry on this experiment unless there’s some significant new change down the road. I consider the experiment a huge success, and I intend to continue with polyphasic sleep indefinitely unless I discover a […]
Just a few things to report in this polyphasic sleep experiment update.
Shifting Perceptions of Time. The sensation that time is passing very slowly that I mentioned in the previous polyphasic log update continues. I’m amazed at how long this weekend seemed to last.
To measure time as the passing of days no longer seems […]
One of the most important (and highly unexpected) developments that recently occurred in my polyphasic sleep experiment was a change in my perception of the passing of time during the naps.
When I began this experiment, if I took a 20-minute nap, I’d sleep fairly lightly and awaken feeling that about 20 minutes had passed. […]
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