Everyman Sleep, Day 1
This was my first day on the so-called "Everyman" sleep schedule (not because everyone uses it, but in contrast to the much more difficult "Uberman" sleep schedule). The Everyman sleep schedule involves a 3-hour core sleep every day and then four 20-minute catnaps per day. I've adjusted it slightly to allow a little more flexibility, setting my schedule as the 3-hour core sleep plus three to five 20-minute catnaps per day.
My core sleep will always run from 2am to 5am, but I'm going to schedule the catnaps on a day-by-day basis--I want to test taking less naps on days when I'm busy enough to not need them, and taking more naps on days when I'm feeling especially tired/relaxed/lazy.
The first day went pretty well. The core sleep went off without a hitch. On four occasions during the late morning and afternoon I felt tired enough to lay down for a nap, but I only actually fell asleep two of those times (which I think is very strange). I'm counting it as four naps, since even the "naps" where I didn't fall asleep were somewhat refreshing. As usual, I didn't experience any tiredness during the evening.
From the wide perspective, this sleep schedule seems like the next logical step from biphasic sleep. It's more flexible in that the naps are shorter and should be able to be moved around on a day-by-day basis; the sleep time is only one or two hours more than that of a short sleep schedule like Uberman; and it may be just as easy to physically adapt to as biphasic sleep. I'm looking forward to seeing whether all these predictions are correct!
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