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elimisteve · 11-06-2006, 04:40 AM

I sleep 6.5 hours per night regularly and I really, really like it. As long as I'm motivated (I work on something I REALLY enjoy working on every night and morning) and have specific goals for the next day (which I write on a Post-It note the night before), it's not at all a problem. I also find that the later I stay up, the longer my brain has to recover for. In other words, go to sleep early (before 11pm, 11:30 max) and you may find that you function perfectly well on less sleep.

By the way, I've tried the Uberman/polyphasic sleep schedule, and while it was really, really interesting (I had lucid dreams for the first time), I found it to be too unstable. It's probably worth trying one summer if you're really curious, but it's probably unhealthy for your brain if you're too young (under 18 especially).

11-06-2006, 04:40 AM	#11 (permalink)
elimisteve Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 7	I sleep 6.5 hours per night regularly and I really, really like it. As long as I'm motivated (I work on something I REALLY enjoy working on every night and morning) and have specific goals for the next day (which I write on a Post-It note the night before), it's not at all a problem. I also find that the later I stay up, the longer my brain has to recover for. In other words, go to sleep early (before 11pm, 11:30 max) and you may find that you function perfectly well on less sleep. By the way, I've tried the Uberman/polyphasic sleep schedule, and while it was really, really interesting (I had lucid dreams for the first time), I found it to be too unstable. It's probably worth trying one summer if you're really curious, but it's probably unhealthy for your brain if you're too young (under 18 especially).