Charts of Types of Polyphasic Schedules
Here is a chart of the types of polyphasic sleep schedules, as I’m aware of them so far. I personally have done Uberman for six months and Everyman (default / default-flexible) for almost three. By all means, please let me know what your experience is with any of these, or if you know of one I haven’t covered! Follow the cut for the tables (they’re big, so I’m keeping them off the main page for now). -PD
| Name | Number of Naps | Length of Naps | Equiphasic (equal naps)? | Alternate Names | Notes |
| Uberman | 6 per 24 hours | 15 - 20 minutes | Yes | equihexiphasic, ultraman, ubersleep, Da Vinci schedule | Very strict time-based schedule; difficult but quick adaptation (2-4 weeks) |
| Dymaxion | 4 per 24 hours | 30 minutes | Yes | equipentaphasic, "dog napping" when done at relaxed / instinctive times | Coined by Buckminster Fuller, was seen by doctors while doing this schedule for 2 years, experienced no negative effects. NOTE: No modern successful adherents of this schedule are known to me. |
| Everyman | varies | varies | No | non-equiphasic, "core" polyphase, "roll-your-own" (see below) | Varies from "strict Uberman with a core" to "relaxed polyphasic with reduced sleep"; known to have a longer adaptation (4+ weeks) |
| "Freerunning Sleep" | varies | varies | No | No known nicknames. Also no known adherents that I’ve been able to locate. | Suggested by Dr. Piotr Wozniak. Requires that there be absolutely no artificial regulation of sleep-times and is thus probably the most difficult schedule to integrate with "real life". |
| Length of Core | Number of Naps (20 min.) | Name, if any |
|---|---|---|
| 3 hours | 4-5 | "default" Everyman. My schedule since July 2006. |
| 1.5 hours | 4-5 | often combined with default to incorporate a "flexible core" |
| 2 cores, 2-4 hours each | 1-2 | biphasic (note: feasibility under dispute, though "traditional biphasic", which involves one long sleep and one long "siesta" nap, is well known to work and be beneficial.) |
| 3 cores, 1, 1.5, or 2 hours each | 0-1 | triphasic (note: feasibility under dispute) |
| 4 cores, 1 hour each | 0-3 | quadraphasic (note: feasibility under dispute) |
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If you need an example of Free running sleep adapters…
I offer my house cat.
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Heh, good point! Also upholds the statement that freerunning sleep is probably Not For Humans — do YOU know any two-leggers who can relax like a cat?? ;)
Yeah… chimps and apes. All land mammals have some form of Wazniak’s suggested sleep cycle. I’m not sure about ocean mammals entirely but due to their need to resurface constantly (2-4 hour stretches at max) would indicate such a schedule as well.