Comments on: Biphasic Sleep (Napping) FAQ

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randallCbennett[dot]com » Biphasic sleeping sidenotes — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:28:41 +0000

[...] morning I was searching around for some polyphasic sleeping questions, and stumbled across this biphasic sleeping FAQ. Maybe for people who aren’t down with sleeping 3 hours a night (4-5 hours total) they should [...]

By: Devin Reams

Devin Reams — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:33:56 +0000

Hey Norbert, basically the reason I had my nap so close to the core sleep was scheduling. Most of us don’t have the luxury of disappearing for 90 minutes mid-day so the nap was done immediately after classes/work.

If I could nap around 3 (statistically the lowest, least productive part of anyone’s day) that’d be optimal. Realistically, I don’t get home until after 6.

But, if I get an extra 30 minutes or an hour out of the day by taking a nap, the evening interruption seems worth it to me (no matter how close to core it is).

By: Norbert

Norbert — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:03:00 +0000

Hey Devin, I don’t know if you’re still answering questions, but I noticed some people are setting their naps in the early evenings, (just like you started out) and some even suggesting the nap to take place no more than 5 hours prior to the core sleep.

Why is that exactly? And how important is it to have that nap so close to the core? Wouldn’t that make you really tired during the late afternoon, hours before the nap?

By: StampidMouse

StampidMouse — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:28:04 +0000

Ever since a couple days ago, every time I sleep I just find myself waking up after 1-3 hours feeling alert, relaxed, happy, and energetic (I usually have to pull myself out of bed after 7+ hours of sleep, feeling sluggish, even anxious for the rest of the day). I feel a bit sleep deprived now, but if I can’t stay asleep I obviously don’t need it. No adjustment or preparation needed. Pretty weird, huh?

By: Polyphasic Sleep: Is it Healthy? Is it Possible? - Tastefully Driven Blog

Polyphasic Sleep: Is it Healthy? Is it Possible? - Tastefully Driven Blog — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:44:07 +0000

[...] The other factor in all of this is whether or not your lifestyle will allow for polyphasic sleep.

By: Devin

Devin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 04:14:18 +0000

Hi Graeme, I started by continuously conditioning myself (an alarm set to 90 minutes + time to fall asleep). As my body got used to waking up at the regular interval it almost became more ‘efficient’ at sleep and I could find myself naturally (without an alarm) waking up around 80 minutes.

Try shifting +/- 10 minutes. Also sleep on the weekends and start tracking how long you slept. See if you can recognize a pattern.

By: Graeme

Graeme — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:25:22 +0000

hey Devin, I was wondering how one finds out how long their sleep cycle is?… ranging from 60 to 90 minutes. After my 90 minute nap i dont really feel like getting up.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated

Thank u for being so helpful and spreading your wisdom and knowledge to the rest of the world

By: Around the web | alexking.org

Around the web | alexking.org — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:54:48 +0000

[...] Biphasic Sleep FAQ – intriguing. [...]

By: Devin

Devin — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 15:09:06 +0000

That’s exactly what I used to do, Graeme. I’ve even started to decrease the length of my cycle (90 minutes to 80 minutes) so I can do midnight to 5am and get 4 full cycles. That’s an hour less sleep!

By: Graeme Street

Graeme Street — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:25:26 +0000

Hello there, i sleep from 1.30am to 6Am.. I then nap from 4.00pm to 5.30… and the cycle repeats.
is this a good sleep pattern? I am unsure.

any advice on this

Thank you very much