Comments on: Biphasic Sleep Update

By: Devin Reams

Devin Reams — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:48:52 +0000

Hey Theo, the short answer is: no, but I’d like to be.

My new work schedule isn’t quite as nice as the class schedule I had in college (a time for experimentation, right?).

If I were to go about it I’d try: to get up early, go to work, come home (around 5), nap, then wake up and eat a meal to ’start over’ again.

Definitely give yourself the entire break to ‘teach’ your mind to rest in this new pattern. You also need to make sure you ‘know’ how to wake up to an alarm… snoozing will hurt you.

By: Theo

Theo — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:40:20 +0000

Hey Dev,

I’m just seeing if you are still doing the bi-phasic thing and how it’s going for you. I think I’m going to try it over the winter break. I can’t tell if i stress too much nowadays and that’s y i wake up after 4-5 hours or if my sleeping schedule just needs to change. . .

By: Sam Smith

Sam Smith — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:04:12 +0000

Thanks for the awesome idea, Devin. I’ve read a lot about polyphasic sleeping and it just seems too controlling for me.
I’ve been working on becoming an early riser for the past few weeks, and I’m up to 6am every day now. In less than a month, I’ll be starting my freshman year in college and I think Biphasic sleeping will be a very attractive option. I’d be much more likely to split up my nights with sleep than chip away at it over the course of a day.

Thanks!

By: Devin

Devin — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:40:08 +0000

I think the two weeks should give you plenty of time. At first it may not seem like anything is going on but I assure you, a lot of the time I can easily wake up (without assistance) at 90 minutes. Good luck!

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 05:29:32 +0000

This really interests me. I have a partial insomnia kind of deal, and have been looking for ways to better my sleep patterns, and I’m gonna have to say that this is an excellent idea. I read a few different reviews and conclusions of biphasal sleeping pattern projects, and I’d really like to do this. I have a school break for the holiday season this weekend, and I’m going to try biphasal sleeping over the break, which is a two week period (the usual adaptation time) so I should be in full swing with the pattern by the time I go back to school on the second. :]

Thank you very much for posting your table, there. Very helpful.

By: Devin

Devin — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:44:58 +0000

Hi Andrew, I think you’ll see that the nap means you are rested and can be a lot more productive later into the evening as well. So, you save time by sleeping less and you have more energy and focus. That’s certainly what I’ve experienced and I’m still taking my daily naps. ;-)

By: Andrew Brunelle

Andrew Brunelle — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 03:38:40 +0000

I’m really intersted in trying a biphasic sleep pattern, but I’m wondering how exactly it works and how much time you actually save per day. I see from the table you have there that you kind of save about 2-3 hours when you take both sleep times. Not bad, but I guess I’ll have to try it to really know how it is.

By: Devin Reams | WDYDAD? at devinreams.com

Devin Reams | WDYDAD? at devinreams.com — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:18:22 +0000

[...] Take a 90-minute nap. Yay biphasic sleep! [...]

By: Devin Reams | I Have Five Jobs at devinreams.com

Devin Reams | I Have Five Jobs at devinreams.com — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 04:05:52 +0000

[...] To answer the first question, I usually sleep from 1:45am to 7:45am. Luckily, the only thing between my house and my office is a golf course and a few walls. Time permitting, I

By: curtcanada

curtcanada — Fri, 26 May 2006 08:18:01 +0000

I was driving home from a late night / early morning. I’ve found that as I get older (30 years now), that I can’t stay up like I used to…and…I used to!!! So, the idea of an alternative sleep pattern came to me. I started researching, and stumbled onto your website.

I plan on attempting my own bi-phasic pattern. It seems to be the most reasonable with my 7 to 4 job.

Good luck…