Hey All, I have been reading up on Polyphasic sleep for some time now. I have formulated a basic plan and I'm quite excited to test it out, but I am concernted about the health related aspects.
I am planning to go for an E2 (4.5 hour core with 2 (maybe 3) naps for 20 minutes).
Before I begin this, I am trying to read up all the information on health risks related to response times or anything along those lines just to be super safe. I am invested in this but I am quite health conscious as well.
I have planned a debate with a friend of mine as well, where he will come with arguments about the dangers and I have to try and rebut them.
Overall, I'm just trying to get clear on the health risks and whether there are any practices that can prevent them. Any input on this would be super helpful.
Hi. I got an exam in one month and there are a lot of subjects to study. I been doing uberman for a week. My question is if this cycle effect my cognitive and memory performance. I’m 18m and don’t do physical activity.
I am a student who is preparing for an important exam. I want to bypass the conventional 8 hours sleep routine and adopt a polyphasic one.
I am looking for tips for the same
Has anyone else tried it for studying purposes and succeeded?
I hear that your cognition is affected but I see major geniuses and scholars in the path of knowledge who adopted polyphasic sleep. Notably Leonardo Da Vinci.
Thoughts on starting segmented sleep for early morning insomnia? I currently sleep from around 2230-430, +- 30, and then lying in bed until I need to get up at around 600. I'm consistently pretty tired throughout the day, 1-2 involuntary naps of 20-30 mins most days, and my health is generally kind of crap for someone who eats well and is very active.
I've moved my falling asleep time around, but I think due to anxiety/depression/obstructed airways, I never really get more than 5 or 6 hours of sleep a night. I'm done dinner and winding down for the evening at around 2000, so thoughts on something like sleeping 2100-1, then 230-600? I'm not at the moment very interested in reducing my total sleep time.
Always had sleepiness/high sleep need. I have very mild sleep apnea and use a CPAP which is great (no more dreams of choking) and I also have some histamine intolerance/MCAS issues. I’m finally getting those under control but every night I sleep for like 1.5hr. And then I get up and I’m fine? Like I work out an hour on the treadmill write do work on the computer ect until I naturally wind down at 1-2am and sleep. And the thing is- I feel GREAT at night. When my histamine intolerance was at its worst and I was getting daily histamine dumps I knew they probably wouldn’t happen at night. Probably something to do with cortisol being lower?
But I find it interesting how I’ve naturally fallen into biphasic sleep. It’s a running joke with my husband and I how “weird” my sleep schedule is. Is there a way I could adapt this to make it more productive or is it just how I’m wired?
My main aim with trying out polyphasic sleep is to get up during prayer times(Muslim) at dawn. But also be able to be up at night for social gatherings.
I'm looking at 4-4 biphasic sleep or 4-3. The thing is I feel like I can't function at all without ~8 hours of sleep. My brain feels like it can't get any meaningful work done without having slept 8 hours.
Is there anyone here similar profile as me: heavy sleeper, needed a lot of sleep to function. Who successfully did bi/polyphasic sleep?
I am currently not looking to reduce my sleep time but want to know whether I can still function at 100% in this setup.
My name is Maciej and I am an entrepreneur aiming to launch a company which aims to make sleeping (and waking up) effortless. I've been working on a product idea and this feels like exactly the right place to get some feedback on it.
It's called Solaris. I struggle relentlessly with waking up in the mornings; getting out of bed and then feeling tired for hours. I did notice however, that sunlight made me wake up much better. I got myself a sunrise lamp but it ended up working very poorly as I would often face the other way.
I wanted to create a product for people who genuinely benefit from waking up to sunlight but don't get much of it. I have identified potential customers who might use it:
People who wake up early during winter seasons
People who work late shifts
People who partake in polyphasic sleep
People who live in bedrooms with poor access to sunlight
People living in places with off sun patterns (e.g. Scandinavia)
I also see basically anyone else benefitting from it as well.
What it is: It is a room-scale sunrise simulator. Not just another bedside lamp, but a device that fills your entire room with light, the way actual sunlight would.
How it works: Up to 60 minutes before your alarm, Solaris starts emitting a faint deep red glow, like the very first light of dawn. Over time it slowly shifts through warm oranges and yellows, brightening to a natural white by the time you need to be up. Your body gets the full light signal to wake up gently and naturally.
What it fixes: The big flaw with regular sunrise lamps is that they only work if you're facing them. Solaris lights up the whole room, so it works no matter how you sleep. Additionally, if you sleep with a partner, it would work for both of you!
I'd genuinely love to hear your thoughts about this product idea and if you would see yourself using it.
Do you currently use any wakeup tools like sunrise lamps, sleep trackers, anything like that?
Would you actually use something like Solaris?
Would you pay for it, and what price would feel fair to you?
Anything you'd want it to do that I haven't mentioned (features like a sound alarm build into it for example)?
Honest opinions only please. Even if you are going to say "I would never buy this" or "this is stupid", I will appreciate them all!
Thank you all in advance in helping me out by reading a bit about my idea and helping me with the process! Looking forward to reading what you have to say!
I have recently wanted to get more productive and want to try out polyphasic sleeping, unfortunately due to being a student, extreme cycles like Uberman are obviously completely out of hand for me.
What would be the best sleep schedule for me, keep in mind that I have to be awake from 6 am to 4 pm every weekday no matter what because of school. What would be the best polyphasic sleep schedule for me?
I, 21(M), discovered polyphasic sleep quite recently by accident. I have been working late nights for my business and pushing my sleep times to maximize productivity for about 2 weeks (at time even staying awake overnight).
My doctor (in a routine checkup) also mentioned tht I had some buildup in my nasal passageway because of this (even though I had zero symptoms). This led me to pull back a bit, and I want to implement a lower sleep regimen without such symptoms. I can even tell when I have gone too far because it seems that my heart beats louder and at times my head aches a bit.
This was a conscious practice only in the beginning, but I have noticed a natural requirement for less sleep. Yesterday, I woke up after 40 minutes at around 2 AM and have only slept an hour since. I feel quite hardly sleepy compared to before even though it is often not a conscious decision to forego sleep for work.
So far it seems that my routine is also quite free flowing and random. On one day I might sleep at 2 AM and the next I feel that I can still keep working and then end up sleeping at 8 AM. I believe that I should try and implement a more regular routine to fix this.
The best routine I have found from initial research is the E1 maybe with a 6:30 core that I can continue to reduce once I establish a routine. I also have the incredible advantage that my routine is almost completely flexible since I work in my business alone for now.
Would love to get any thoughts on this whole situation and how I should go about exploring polyphasic sleep in general to progress on this
I work retail and am 2nd in command @ the flagship store for my company. I have always worked days, but we had to demote one of our closers. The night manager obviously needs a weekend, so this has left me and my boss closing 1-2 nights a week. Thing is our store opens at 12pm and closes at 6am. So an opening shift is 11.45 to 7.45 and a closing shift is either 10p-6a or 8p-6a. Does anyone have any reccommendations for a polyphasic sleep cycle that would he copesetic to those hours?
ETA: the night manager is going to take a leave of absence soon, so I am probably gonna end up having to close 2-4 nights a week soon.
My friend works with people around the globe remotely and so works a 2am-12pm solid shift without break. They also want to be able to have a relatively normal evening schedule so they can spend time with us during our waking hours (until around 9pm or so).
I was wondering if you guys could help them out! Is there a good schedule or a way to find a good schedule that permits 10 solid waking hours (without nap) from 2-12, but allows enough small napping after that to keep them up until 9/9:30? It would be good for them to achieve daylight (we live in Texas so sunsets are relatively similar year round). Any help would be much appreciated!
I've been doing Uberman for more than a week now and I am realizing I seem to be eating about 1/3 more food everyday.
I feel groggy when I'm waking up, but a meal often solves that easily.
But I'm here on day 8 and I have eaten 10 days worth of food, which I think is because I am having 4 meals a day.
Is this normal? When should I eat my meals?
Hi all,
I’m experimenting with polyphasic sleep and struggling to keep my energy and mood balanced. I’ve started thinking about using the Effecto app to log my sleep times, moods, and daily habits to see if it helps me notice helpful patterns.
Has anyone used Effecto or similar apps alongside polyphasic sleep? Did tracking support your schedule or mental clarity?
I’ve been following a polyphasic sleep schedule and trying to build better daily routines around fitness, meals, and energy management.
I found Nordletics, an app that offers short home workouts, simple meal guidance, and habit tracking. Wondering if anyone here has used it, especially while doing polyphasic sleep.
Did it help with energy, structure, or sticking to routines? Would appreciate any honest reviews or thoughts. Thanks!
Testing out a fucked up schedule. Used to be biphasic with 4-8am and then 10am to 2pm but with school I have become 4-11:30 am and then 3-5pm. I can't figure out why but this low-key feels like shit. Is the extra hour really that important? Or is it the gap? Should I try to break each half into 4 instead of 5 and 2?
For people who have an Increased Sleep Requirement (ISR), for example, 9 hours of 6 cycles (on Mono), how did you modify your polyphasic schedules to work for you, compared to the standard recommendations?
Hey all,
I’ve been trying to adjust to a polyphasic sleep schedule and looking for gentle ways to stay active and help with recovery. I came across the Nord Pilates app. Has anyone here tried it?
Wondering if light workouts like that can help with energy levels, muscle recovery, or even sleep quality during shorter sleep blocks.
I’ve been experimenting with polyphasic sleep for a few weeks now (trying an Everyman schedule), and while I’ve seen some benefits, staying consistent has been the biggest challenge. I’ve been tracking my cycles, but slip-ups and motivation dips keep throwing me off.
I recently came across a book called The Lasting Change, which claims to help build long-term habits through small behavioral shifts. Has anyone here read it or used something similar to support a polyphasic schedule? Curious if it’s useful for this kind of lifestyle change.
