Biphasic Sleep Update
Thursday, January 26, 2006I’ve survived week one of my biphasic sleep schedule. Before I started my new routine I would get probably 8 or 9 hours of sleep per night. Last night I settled with 4.5. Here’s how the last 7 days looked:
| Day | Nap | Sleep | Total |
| 1 | 8:30-12 | 2-6 | 7.5 hours |
| 2 | 6:30-8 | 2-8 | 7.5 hours |
| 3 | 7:30-10 | 2-6 | 6.5 hours |
| 4 | 8:30-4 | * | 7.5 hours |
| 5 | 7-8:30 | 2-6:30 | 6.0 hours |
| 6 | 8:30-10 | 2-6 | 5.5 hours |
| 7 | 1-5:30 | * | 4.5 hours |
As you can see I started to get less sleep… then day 4 hit me. I got back from skiing that day and went to take my nap… and didn’t wake up until 4am. That was fine, I woke up and proceeded to begin my day. I guess I was pretty exhausted, though.
Yesterday (day 7) I was very busy. Up at 6, class at 8 then work until 3:30, group project, meeting, dinner, meeting and I was finally home by 9. The problem was I had not started any homework and it needed to be done. So, I worked through my nap time and just decided to do the one block of sleep. That went pretty well. I woke up this morning but was a little drowsy. I lied down and watched MTV until about 6:30.
…and here I am working through my nap again. Oddly enough with 4.5 hours of sleep and no nap yet I’m feeling great. A little more irritable but not tired at all. I intend to repeat last night’s schedule and then go back to naps tomorrow afternoon.
I really recommend trying this sleep schedule. Waking up is easier. My dreams are more memorable, vivid and lucid (I feel like I control them, it’s weird). Working during the peace of night is great, too. I caught up on 12 magazines, I’ve started a new web project (looking forward to sharing that soon) and watched some good movies. Life is good!