tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187198692011-12-14T18:59:27.163-08:00A log of my experiences with uberman style polyphasic sleep including: the transition in, duration, and transition out (assuming that I stop of course).spartacusnoreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132744543429981112005-11-23T03:07:00.000-08:002006-03-03T08:51:32.140-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):12:30 am - 12:50 am .3 3 32:45 am - 3:05 am .3 3 2Day summary:No set nap times today. I'm just going to lay down for a 20 minute nap whenever I start feeling tired (or its been about 3 hours since my last nap).

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132646572406486662005-11-22T00:00:00.000-08:002005-11-22T21:59:57.620-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):2:30 am - 4:00 am 1.5 3 14:45 am - 7:00 am 2.25 3 210:00 am - 10:20 am .3 1 11:00 pm - 1:20 pm .3 1 24:00 pm - 8:00 pm 4 3 310:00 pm - 10:20 pm .3 1 3Day summary:Meh. I woke up at 4 and couldn't keep my eyes open. Just couldn't do it. I sat for 30 minutes trying to wake up, and was still cross eyed when I fell back asleep at 4:

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132577521723198492005-11-21T04:47:00.000-08:002005-11-22T00:00:06.550-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):2:30 am - 4:00 am 1.5 3 26:30 am - 8:00 am 1.5 3 111:15 pm - 11:45 pm .5 3 35:20 pm - 5:50 pm .5 3 310:25 pm - 10:55 pm .5 3 3Day summary:I was pretty tired yesterday and hard a hard time falling asleep for the naps. It seems to be gettign better though. Whats nice so far is that my 2:30 nap went decently well. Yeah it was a

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132481383370948502005-11-20T02:06:00.000-08:002005-11-21T04:48:43.953-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):2:30 am - 4:00 am 1.5 3 27:00 am - 7:30 am .5 2 112:00 pm - 12:30 pm .5 2 25:00 pm - 5:30 pm .5 1 19:30 pm - 10:00 pm .5 1 2Day summary:Alrighty then lets see how this works!Heh, I just (5 am) found this on a fellow sleepers blog:"The ones that fail at it almost invariably don't have enough things on their plate to keep them

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132480914438997042005-11-20T01:43:00.000-08:002005-11-20T02:01:55.090-08:00

Lets see, Thursday was ok, but I recall skipping some naps. Friday was worse cause I overslept by an hour in the morning (surprised?) and I know I skipped some naps :( I also slipped up horribly with the caffeine intake. Which is where the 12 hours of sleep starting at 10ish on Friday night come in... LOL Well then that worked well didn't it? I guess I have to reiterate my dedication to this

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132122668456206422005-11-16T00:30:00.000-08:002005-11-16T18:15:50.450-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):2:45 am - 7:15 am 4.5 3 310:45 am - 11:15 am .5 3 32:45 pm - 3:15 pm .5 3 36:45 pm - 7:15 pm .5 ? ?10:45 pm - 11:15 pm .5 ? ?Day summary:Bah! and double bah! I don't even remember the alarm going off at all from 2:45 to 7:15. Not one little bit. I, of course, slept through the damn thing, but still, bah! Today is going to be

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1132046345881142302005-11-15T01:11:00.000-08:002005-11-16T07:50:29.020-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):2:45 am - 3:15 am .5 3 36:45 am - 7:15 am .5 3 310:45 am - 11:15 am .5 3 32:45 pm - 3:15 pm .5 3 37:00 pm - 7:30 pm .5 2 310:45 pm - 11:15 pm .5 3 2Day summary:Well I over slept the last nap of yesterday (2.25 hours instead of .5, oops ;) and was saved by my roomate (horray for the roomate!!) from what would have been a

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131965173116740562005-11-14T00:33:00.000-08:002005-11-15T01:11:29.496-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):12:00 am - 12:30 am .5 3 33:45 am - 4:15 am .5 3 17:00 am - 7:30 am .5 3 110:45 am - 11:15 am .5 3 22:45 pm - 3:15 pm .5 3 36:45 pm - 7:15 pm .5 3 310:45 pm - 1:00 pm 2.25 3 2Day summary:OMG... Seriously? I made it a whole week? Sweet ;o]So I've been looking at my schedule:|Z| Sleeping |Z| 12:15 am - 12:45 am|Z| Sleeping |Z|

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131875129488207242005-11-13T01:42:00.000-08:002005-11-14T00:32:57.100-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):12:50 am - 1:20 am .5 3 34:00 am - 4:30 am .5 3 28:00 am - 8:30 am .5 3 212:00 pm - 12:30 pm .5 3 34:00 pm - 4:30 pm .5 3 38:00 pm - 8:30 pm .5 3 3Total of 3 hours, short naps only(note: eases are on a scale from 1 to 5, 5 being highest)Day summary:Ok I've changed my mind (again), for Sunday I'm gonna run with the short naps all

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131835699344848132005-11-12T14:43:00.000-08:002005-11-12T14:51:26.270-08:00

Your scoreNumber of puzzles solved: 7/10Puzzles you had wrong: 4,7,8Estimated IQ: 138 - 150Estimated Percentile Ranking for the General U.S. Population: 99 - 99.9According to your score, you are Highly GiftedThe test is layed out such that 1-5 are easy questions, 6, 7, 8 are medium, and 9, 10 are hard.Probably won't take another one of these for some time. There is purported to be an increase in

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131783947057343412005-11-12T00:19:00.000-08:002005-11-13T01:49:02.863-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):3:40 am - 6:30 am 3.0 4 38:00 am - 8:30 am .5 3 112:00 pm - 12:30 pm .5 3 24:00 pm - 4:30 pm .5 3 38:30 pm - 9:00 pm .5 3 3Total of 5 hours, 4 consecutive short naps(note: eases are on a scale from 1 to 5, 5 being highest)Day summary:So I attempted to stay up until 4 for the short nap. Couldn't really do it :( So I decided to

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131690847608013172005-11-11T12:01:00.000-08:002005-11-12T00:18:00.356-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):12:15 am - 12:45 am .5 3 22:45 am - 7:00 am 4.25 3 31:10 pm - 1:40 pm .5 3 36:20 pm - 6:50 pm .5 3 311:35 pm - 11:59 pm .5 3 3Total of 6.25 hours, 3 consecutive short naps(note: eases are on a scale from 1 to 5, 5 being highest)Day summary:I'm adjusting the schedule from the original plan so that I can spread out the morning naps

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131608749885499822005-11-10T12:01:00.000-08:002005-11-10T23:38:59.806-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):12:15 am - 1:45 am 1.5 3 14:15 am - 6:00 am 1.75 3 26:45 am - 7:15 am .5 3 212:15 pm - 12:45 pm .5 3 25:00 pm - 5:30 pm .5 3 39:15 pm - 9:45 pm .5 3 3Total of 5.25 hours, 4 consecutive short naps(note: eases are on a scale from 1 to 5, 5 being highest)Day summary:Well I've certainly hit up against the first wall of tiredness. The

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131523660331941292005-11-09T00:01:00.000-08:002005-11-09T23:44:15.810-08:00

Nap notes (time, duration, ease of going to sleep, ease of waking):1:15 am - 1:45 am .5 3 23:15 am - 4:45 am 1.5 3 16:15 am - 7:45 am 1.5 3 112:15 pm - 12:45 pm .5 3 25:15 pm - 5:45 pm .5 3 19:15 pm - 9:45 pm .5 1 3Total of 5 hours, 3 consecutive short naps(note: eases are on a scale from 1 to 5, 5 being highest)Day summary:Since yesterday's last nap I've been especially tired through the

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131523258763525662005-11-08T23:57:00.000-08:002005-11-09T00:00:58.770-08:00

Your scoreNumber of puzzles solved: 7/10Puzzles you had wrong: 6,7,9Estimated IQ: 138 - 150Estimated Percentile Ranking for the General U.S. Population: 99 - 99.9According to your score, you are Highly GiftedThe test is layed out such that 1-5 are easy questions, 6, 7, 8 are medium, and 9, 10 are hard.

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131521475700360862005-11-08T23:24:00.000-08:002005-11-08T23:31:15.706-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 3Ease of Waking: 3Well, I say 3 for waking because, even though I was tired when I woke, I got up before my alarm went off again (15 minutes early). The funny thing was that I didn't even notice until a little later when my alarm actually did go off. I thought for sure that I'd already heard it ;o] This pretty much concludes the

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131510973326608332005-11-08T20:33:00.000-08:002005-11-08T20:36:13.333-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 3Ease of Waking: 3Not too shabby ;o] Day two is going well. I think for day 3 I'll change the posting style to one a day with the above info for each nap.

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131494932425637602005-11-08T15:53:00.000-08:002005-11-08T16:08:52.433-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 3Ease of Waking: 4I actually woke up quiet a bit about an hour after the previous nap. I got home a bit later than planned and didn't start my nap until about 12:20. I set my alarm for 1 pm to give myself enough time but oddly I woke up almost exactly 30 minutes into my nap time... before my alarm went off. Felt pretty good when

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131493978276627582005-11-08T15:49:00.000-08:002005-11-08T15:52:58.283-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 2Ease of Waking: 2I was pretty tired when I woke up from this one. Managed to drag myself to work...

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131456950823180792005-11-08T05:31:00.000-08:002005-11-08T05:35:50.830-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 3Ease of Waking: 2Fell asleep easily, but I was having trouble when it came time to wake up. I had just eaten before this nap. After the nap I also exercised (about 20 minutes worth). Well, time to go finish the rest of my morning chores ;o] One more nap and then off to work.

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131443644218483182005-11-08T01:49:00.000-08:002005-11-08T01:54:04.223-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 1Ease of Waking: 2I didn't really fall asleep. In fact, I woke up 15 minutes into the nap thinking that I had overslept the alarm.

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131439360816789332005-11-08T00:15:00.000-08:002005-11-08T16:09:04.220-08:00

Well, in case you didn't really want to scroll clear down to the bottom to find out what the schedule will be like today:Second Day ~ Tuesday1:15 am - 1:45 am .53:15 am - 4:45 am 1.56:15 am - 7:45 am 1.512:15 pm - 12:45 pm .55:15 pm - 5:45 pm .59:15 pm - 10:45 pm 1.5Total of 6 hours, 2 consecutive short napsHere are the results from my first IQ test... perhaps they overstate my intelligence a bit

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131434474053499202005-11-07T23:04:00.000-08:002005-11-07T23:21:14.060-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 3Ease of Waking: 3This was the best one yet. Other than starting about 15 minutes late. I fell asleep quickly and stayed asleep until my alarm went off. Getting up was relatively easy. Nothing like pulling myself over hot coals using nothing but a bit of floss and my teeth; which pretty much describes waking up the last couple

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131420114259715612005-11-07T17:50:00.000-08:002005-11-07T19:23:29.936-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 2Ease of Waking: 3Well that seemed to go well. I didn't really feel like I went to sleep, but it also was easy to get up after 30 minutes. This may be a bad sign... I'm interested to see how the next nap will go.

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131399526325005182005-11-07T13:35:00.000-08:002005-11-08T17:00:37.020-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 2Ease of Waking: 1Well I managed to fall asleep and get back up in a 30 minute window. Waking up really sucked. After being awake for about 10 minutes however I seem to have woken up and some of the drowsiness has warn off. Not up to par with the good old well rested self, but at least I don't feel like I'm gonna suddenly catch

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131383531937019552005-11-07T09:05:00.000-08:002005-11-07T09:12:11.943-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 1Ease of Waking: 2Oh yes I'd say I'm feeling the effects of not sleeping straight through the night. I'm tired enough now that I think I will simply pass right out for my short noon nap ;o] Which will be nice since it has been taking a fairly long amount of time for me to fall asleep. Took some ibuprofen to help with the headache

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131368932312339492005-11-07T05:06:00.000-08:002005-11-07T05:08:52.313-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 1Ease of Waking: 3Had a pretty hard time falling asleep. I'm a bit excitable so this may be expected. I am, of course, sleepy.

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131368772250947262005-11-07T05:02:00.000-08:002005-11-07T05:06:12.250-08:00

On a scale from 1 to 5 (5 being highest):Ease of Going to Sleep: 3Ease of Waking: 3Well I actually fell asleep but it did take some time. I did not like my alarm clock when it went off...

spartacusnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18719869.post-1131368416280042322005-11-06T23:56:00.000-08:002005-11-08T17:01:14.536-08:00

The usual reasons led me to seek a shorter sleep cycle... as usual. So I will skip the boring prelude and get right to the details.I have a normal 8 hour workday that is split into roughly 2 four hour chunks from 8 am to 12 pm and 1 pm to 5 pm. I live very close to work (5 minute walk) so I will be taking all my naps at home. The work day presents a problem in that the recommended sleep cycle is

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