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HereNow · 05-05-2009, 03:18 AM

Hi all,

I am new here, but wanted to share my experience with polyphasic sleeping so far. I have a 9-6 job and can't afford to take vacation for the first days so I decided I will try biphasic sleep. I did that for 3-4 days but found that I couldn't fall asleep for the evening nap and also I had to move it later and later since after work when I am supposed to be taking it, there are errands to be ran. So there goes that attempt. Overall I didn't feel that tired during that period so i figured I could try out another schedule without taking a break. then I came across the Everyman, I really think I can make that work. With biphasic, I wasn't really sure that the time gained balances the inconvinience of spending 90 min asleep right around dinner time.
I am now on my 5-6th day of everyman, i don't really count the days. Although I probably should... My schedule is:
Core sleep: 2-5am
Naps: 11:00-11:20am, 4:00-4:30pm, 9:30-10:00pm

Unfortunately, I overslept twice already. One time, I decided to let go and have a beer with a friend on a friday and then went for my evening nap...well, I woke up at 5am. The other time, again on an evening nap I ended up sleeping 90min instead of 20-30min. I find that 20 min nap is better for me than 30min nap. When I can't go to sleep for a nap, I just still lay there. In fact, actual sleeping time during nap is currently more like 10 min

Maybe that will improve. I generally feel ok though, sleep dep is not too bad, besides I am kinda strange in the way that I find sleep dep can be entertaining cause it puts you in this weird mental state. When I really feel sleepy and can't think which was usually after core sleep in the first few days, I'd watch TV, the mind-killer.
So I guess that's all so far. I will keep you posted.

P.S. about the day-time naps. I sleep in my car. I asked my boss for 2 half-hour brakes and to compensate I come in an hour earlier.

Any other Everyman out there? Long term, or just now adapting? I got a lot of my info about this stuff from Steve Pavlina's blog and also Puredoxyk's website. Both fantastic resources. I am grateful I stumbled upon them.

A few last bits that may or may not be relevant. I am vegetarian and I quit caffeine because of the desire to go polyphasic. If you told me 6-months ago that will not eat meat and go without coffee, I would have laughed at you. Unbelievable, how convinced I was that I can't go without either one of the above. I guess you don't know until you try...

Thanks for reading if you made it all the way down here.

05-05-2009, 03:18 AM	#285 (permalink)
HereNow Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1	Everyman Schedule Hi all, I am new here, but wanted to share my experience with polyphasic sleeping so far. I have a 9-6 job and can't afford to take vacation for the first days so I decided I will try biphasic sleep. I did that for 3-4 days but found that I couldn't fall asleep for the evening nap and also I had to move it later and later since after work when I am supposed to be taking it, there are errands to be ran. So there goes that attempt. Overall I didn't feel that tired during that period so i figured I could try out another schedule without taking a break. then I came across the Everyman, I really think I can make that work. With biphasic, I wasn't really sure that the time gained balances the inconvinience of spending 90 min asleep right around dinner time. I am now on my 5-6th day of everyman, i don't really count the days. Although I probably should... My schedule is: Core sleep: 2-5am Naps: 11:00-11:20am, 4:00-4:30pm, 9:30-10:00pm Unfortunately, I overslept twice already. One time, I decided to let go and have a beer with a friend on a friday and then went for my evening nap...well, I woke up at 5am. The other time, again on an evening nap I ended up sleeping 90min instead of 20-30min. I find that 20 min nap is better for me than 30min nap. When I can't go to sleep for a nap, I just still lay there. In fact, actual sleeping time during nap is currently more like 10 min Maybe that will improve. I generally feel ok though, sleep dep is not too bad, besides I am kinda strange in the way that I find sleep dep can be entertaining cause it puts you in this weird mental state. When I really feel sleepy and can't think which was usually after core sleep in the first few days, I'd watch TV, the mind-killer. So I guess that's all so far. I will keep you posted. P.S. about the day-time naps. I sleep in my car. I asked my boss for 2 half-hour brakes and to compensate I come in an hour earlier. Any other Everyman out there? Long term, or just now adapting? I got a lot of my info about this stuff from Steve Pavlina's blog and also Puredoxyk's website. Both fantastic resources. I am grateful I stumbled upon them. A few last bits that may or may not be relevant. I am vegetarian and I quit caffeine because of the desire to go polyphasic. If you told me 6-months ago that will not eat meat and go without coffee, I would have laughed at you. Unbelievable, how convinced I was that I can't go without either one of the above. I guess you don't know until you try... Thanks for reading if you made it all the way down here. Last edited by HereNow; 05-05-2009 at 03:24 AM.