Comments on: Charts of Types of Polyphasic Schedules http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/ Polyphasic Sleep and Better Thinking Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:49:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jimmy Page http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39605 Jimmy Page Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:48:46 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39605 hey so my friends and I have a "winter science project" due after winter break. Now that basically means that we have to do a science fair project without the science fair part. So one of my friends found out about the Polyphasic sleep schedules and we all thought what a great idea it would be to do this! it would be perfect to do over winter break. The only problem we have is the project has to be and experiment that will answer a question. Now we wanted to follow the sleep schedule for a few weeks, but do not know what question to do. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks a lot ahead of time! hey so my friends and I have a “winter science project” due after winter break. Now that basically means that we have to do a science fair project without the science fair part. So one of my friends found out about the Polyphasic sleep schedules and we all thought what a great idea it would be to do this! it would be perfect to do over winter break. The only problem we have is the project has to be and experiment that will answer a question. Now we wanted to follow the sleep schedule for a few weeks, but do not know what question to do. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks a lot ahead of time!

]]> By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39596 puredoxyk Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:51:59 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39596 Sandra -- That's pretty much how I feel about it. Thanks for the comment! Sandra — That’s pretty much how I feel about it. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Sandra http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39591 Sandra Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:58:32 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39591 Freerunning sleep is absolutely hell for me unless I have been on a strict sleep schedule for several months. I think Wozniak is very wrong to promote it and I’m bitter for all the time I have wasted trying it. The alarm clock is not my enemy. I am often way more groggy without it. Freerunning sleep is absolutely hell for me unless I have been on a strict sleep schedule for several months. I think Wozniak is very wrong to promote it and I’m bitter for all the time I have wasted trying it. The alarm clock is not my enemy. I am often way more groggy without it.

]]> By: Raap!d http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39566 Raap!d Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:18:26 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39566 Thanks for the response. I suppose all of the bad things were catching up with me. I have switched back to monophasic... for now. Turns out I'd need to move my schedule back an hour to fit in with exams, and I didn't realise that it was equivalent to completely starting the schedule again. But god, I hate monophasic! Can't wait until exams are over so I can go straight back =) Raap!d Thanks for the response.

I suppose all of the bad things were catching up with me. I have switched back to monophasic… for now. Turns out I’d need to move my schedule back an hour to fit in with exams, and I didn’t realise that it was equivalent to completely starting the schedule again. But god, I hate monophasic! Can’t wait until exams are over so I can go straight back =)

Raap!d

]]> By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39564 puredoxyk Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:52:46 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39564 Hey Raap!d -- Sounds like you may be better off quitting for a while, if you have exams coming up and can't be zombied during them. Don't feel bad though; planning the adaptation (and having it go as planned!) is one of the more challenging aspects of polyphasic sleep for most people. Pre-planning really helps, so if you need to take a break for your exams, I'd say use it to do as much planning for your next attempt as possible. Even I had to try twice, the second time I adapted! (And many of us do find monophasic uncomfortable after polyphase -- sleeping that long begins to feel like hibernating -- but I've never heard of it, by itself, making anyone sick. Perhaps lack of good diet during adaptation, or a bug you may have contracted recently, is only catching up with you now?) Hey Raap!d — Sounds like you may be better off quitting for a while, if you have exams coming up and can’t be zombied during them. Don’t feel bad though; planning the adaptation (and having it go as planned!) is one of the more challenging aspects of polyphasic sleep for most people. Pre-planning really helps, so if you need to take a break for your exams, I’d say use it to do as much planning for your next attempt as possible. Even I had to try twice, the second time I adapted! (And many of us do find monophasic uncomfortable after polyphase — sleeping that long begins to feel like hibernating — but I’ve never heard of it, by itself, making anyone sick. Perhaps lack of good diet during adaptation, or a bug you may have contracted recently, is only catching up with you now?)

]]> By: Raap!d http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39554 Raap!d Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:20:19 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39554 Hey again, thanks for the response! I am actually a little worried. After I sent this I really got things moving with this polyphasic sleeping, and wasn't making any mistakes. I felt like I was adapting! ... till one of my family members turned off my computer when I was napping! So instead of waking up at 1.30 I woke at 6 =( . Normally this wouldn't be a problem (and I only slept for 5 hours, not my usual 9), but I have cut the polyphasic sleeping trial time too short, and I have exams starting in 4 days. I know you aren't really the one to judge, but should I keep going, or drop back into monophasic sleeping for this? Oh, and, has anyone had negative benefits when monophasic sleeping after polyphasic? I woke up this morning with a bad cough, and feeling generally ill. Thanks! Hey again, thanks for the response!

I am actually a little worried. After I sent this I really got things moving with this polyphasic sleeping, and wasn’t making any mistakes. I felt like I was adapting!

… till one of my family members turned off my computer when I was napping! So instead of waking up at 1.30 I woke at 6 =( . Normally this wouldn’t be a problem (and I only slept for 5 hours, not my usual 9), but I have cut the polyphasic sleeping trial time too short, and I have exams starting in 4 days.

I know you aren’t really the one to judge, but should I keep going, or drop back into monophasic sleeping for this?

Oh, and, has anyone had negative benefits when monophasic sleeping after polyphasic? I woke up this morning with a bad cough, and feeling generally ill.

Thanks!

]]> By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39550 puredoxyk Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:28:57 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39550 Hey Raap!d (neat handle!) -- if you've been going more than two weeks *without making mistakes* and you're still not adapting, then something is definitely wrong with the schedule: either the nap-times aren't working for you and need to be moved, or your diet or some other aspect of your lifestyle is keeping you from adjusting to the schedule. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, of course, when someone tells me they aren't adapting, it's because they keep oversleeping and not keeping to the schedule consistently, which will ruin your chances at adjusting 100% of the time. (Sounds like this is what's happening, if you keep turning off your alarm and going back to sleep.) If there's no obvious thing you can fix right now, and it's still not getting easier, then I'd suggest a break to a) catch up on lost sleep and make sure you don't train yourself to be used to having NO schedule, and b) do lots of research to try and figure out what went wrong and how to fix it next time. I've had to do that myself, so it's not a crushingly big deal; it's always better to back away and try a new tactic than to keep beating an exhausted horse, in my experience. ;) As for tips on waking up, gah, they're everywhere! Lots are sprinkled throughout this blog, and the Google Polyphasic Group is positively bursting with them. Also, though I'm not a Steve Pavlina fan overall, his idea for training yourself to leap out of bed when your alarm goes off (he describes it in his "learn to get up at 5a.m." articles) is also a good idea. Best of luck! PD Hey Raap!d (neat handle!) — if you’ve been going more than two weeks *without making mistakes* and you’re still not adapting, then something is definitely wrong with the schedule: either the nap-times aren’t working for you and need to be moved, or your diet or some other aspect of your lifestyle is keeping you from adjusting to the schedule. Ninety-nine times out of a hundred, of course, when someone tells me they aren’t adapting, it’s because they keep oversleeping and not keeping to the schedule consistently, which will ruin your chances at adjusting 100% of the time. (Sounds like this is what’s happening, if you keep turning off your alarm and going back to sleep.) If there’s no obvious thing you can fix right now, and it’s still not getting easier, then I’d suggest a break to a) catch up on lost sleep and make sure you don’t train yourself to be used to having NO schedule, and b) do lots of research to try and figure out what went wrong and how to fix it next time. I’ve had to do that myself, so it’s not a crushingly big deal; it’s always better to back away and try a new tactic than to keep beating an exhausted horse, in my experience. ;)

As for tips on waking up, gah, they’re everywhere! Lots are sprinkled throughout this blog, and the Google Polyphasic Group is positively bursting with them. Also, though I’m not a Steve Pavlina fan overall, his idea for training yourself to leap out of bed when your alarm goes off (he describes it in his “learn to get up at 5a.m.” articles) is also a good idea.

Best of luck!
PD

]]> By: Raap!d http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39545 Raap!d Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:48:45 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39545 Hey puredoxyk, I'm Raap!d (Jimmi), and have been quite overwhelmed at your site regarding polyphasic sleep and all of its information (thank you!), it has been most useful. I was wondering if you had any good suggetions for waking up and not oversleeping (I seem to have trouble with this, I reset my alarm and go back to sleep). Also, do you know anyone that has been going for over 2 weeks and hasn't adjusted? I've been going for about 16 days now, and I'm starting to lose motivation. Thanks! Hey puredoxyk,

I’m Raap!d (Jimmi), and have been quite overwhelmed at your site regarding polyphasic sleep and all of its information (thank you!), it has been most useful. I was wondering if you had any good suggetions for waking up and not oversleeping (I seem to have trouble with this, I reset my alarm and go back to sleep).

Also, do you know anyone that has been going for over 2 weeks and hasn’t adjusted? I’ve been going for about 16 days now, and I’m starting to lose motivation.

Thanks!

]]> By: Justin http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39531 Justin Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:19:43 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39531 I'm on day two of Uberman w/ 15 minute naps! :D Naps at 3:30, 7:30, and 11:30 am and pm. I want to read your ubersleep book, but I'm 16 w/ no job and parents who won't give me money for it... My birthday is on the 18th.... ;) I’m on day two of Uberman w/ 15 minute naps! :D Naps at 3:30, 7:30, and 11:30 am and pm. I want to read your ubersleep book, but I’m 16 w/ no job and parents who won’t give me money for it… My birthday is on the 18th…. ;)

]]> By: puredoxyk http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/comment-page-1/#comment-39499 puredoxyk Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:11:03 +0000 http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/10/05/charts-of-types-of-polyphasic-schedules/#comment-39499 No problem, Richard, and thanks! No problem, Richard, and thanks!

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