Sleeping 3 hours at night, I can shift naps around by about an hour before it really starts messing with my energy level. Though going to bed early seems to be okay, I try not to start the core sleep more than 20 minutes late. When I was on the naps-only version of polyphasic sleep, it was best if I was within 15 minutes of on time.
Based on reading about others and on my own experience, I'd guess that on a biphasic schedule you'd have even more flexibility with nap times. There seems to be a pattern among polyphasic sleepers that the longer they sleep at night, the farther they can move naps around during the day. However, that's not what you asked about.
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Originally Posted by moltar Let's say I miss my main sleep time by a couple of hours, but will go to the shorter sleep cycle at the correct time, would it affect anything? |
I'm guessing it might somewhat better than going to bed 2 hours late when you're monophasic, but that you'll still feel the effects of yanking your sleep schedule around.