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vuurstorm · 07-24-2007, 07:14 AM

I had been keeping a strict polyphasic schedule for about 4 months since end of December. After 4 months I started getting sloppy and starting switching between mono and poly sleep, after getting sick all polyphasic sleep attempts stopped.

I have a little daughter of one year which requires a lot of attention and my hobby is creating 3D images which require a lot of time and since my poly sleep stopped my 3D hobby got to a standstill. Now finally being rid of the awful flue I’m about to start polyphasic for the second time.

Preparation:
I changed my diet by cutting meat from my diet and sticking to a 90% raw fruit diet this Monday to make my sleep adoption easier.
My polyphasic sleep is to start Wednesday night.
I still have to work on Thursday and Friday but have leave for Monday till Wednesday; Friday will be a challenge staying alert at work and hopefully I will be adjusted by next Thursday.

Schedule:
My schedule will be 25min of sleep at 5am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, 10pm and 2:30am. This schedule is similar to my previous one with a slight adjustment at 5am due to work hours. During work I will sleep for 25min max in my car.

Impact:
Because of my previous sleep schedules my family and friends are already aware of the fact that I will break for a half an hour nap during visits. My 6pm nap is the same time that my wife baths our baby and we usually go to bed about 10pm so my wife and baby should see almost no impact except for a zombie for a dad the first couple of days.

Lessons learned:
I have noticed from my previous experience that not eating meat plays a big role on the amount of sleep required, this time I plan to only eat meat once a week and not a big portion.
I will also not experiment with moving my schedules around before at least a month has passed.
I will not get sloppy again.
And most important of all - Get up when the alarm goes off.

07-24-2007, 07:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
vuurstorm Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 70	Going Polyphasic for the second time I had been keeping a strict polyphasic schedule for about 4 months since end of December. After 4 months I started getting sloppy and starting switching between mono and poly sleep, after getting sick all polyphasic sleep attempts stopped. I have a little daughter of one year which requires a lot of attention and my hobby is creating 3D images which require a lot of time and since my poly sleep stopped my 3D hobby got to a standstill. Now finally being rid of the awful flue I’m about to start polyphasic for the second time. Preparation: I changed my diet by cutting meat from my diet and sticking to a 90% raw fruit diet this Monday to make my sleep adoption easier. My polyphasic sleep is to start Wednesday night. I still have to work on Thursday and Friday but have leave for Monday till Wednesday; Friday will be a challenge staying alert at work and hopefully I will be adjusted by next Thursday. Schedule: My schedule will be 25min of sleep at 5am, 10am, 2pm, 6pm, 10pm and 2:30am. This schedule is similar to my previous one with a slight adjustment at 5am due to work hours. During work I will sleep for 25min max in my car. Impact: Because of my previous sleep schedules my family and friends are already aware of the fact that I will break for a half an hour nap during visits. My 6pm nap is the same time that my wife baths our baby and we usually go to bed about 10pm so my wife and baby should see almost no impact except for a zombie for a dad the first couple of days. Lessons learned: I have noticed from my previous experience that not eating meat plays a big role on the amount of sleep required, this time I plan to only eat meat once a week and not a big portion. I will also not experiment with moving my schedules around before at least a month has passed. I will not get sloppy again. And most important of all - Get up when the alarm goes off. __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you. Weep and you weep alone.