A couple of comments...
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Originally Posted by David Hausladen  This is the secret behind the Uberman schedule and other short schedules: not that the body learns to only get REM sleep, but rather that the body learns to get all the stages of sleep without having to get an entire sleep cycle. |
I understand that the REM/NREM proportions are the same while total sleep is reduced, but how does the body cope with this? Is there a "latency" between stages in monophasic sleep which is reduced or eliminated on a short-sleep schedule? Is it not so much the total amount, but the number of stages that determines how efficient our naps are?
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Originally Posted by David Hausladen The most popular version of this is the Everyman sleep schedule, with a 3-hour core sleep and three 20-minute catnaps, which I'm trying now. |
Have you been reading
PureDoxyK's blog? She coined the term "Uberman" (which refers specifically to the six-nap, 20-minute schedule) and also "Everyman" I believe. She's actually the only person I've come across who's succeeded at the schedule you describe, but there may be some more recent accounts.
Nice post!