zebrah going polyphasic!

[zebrah]

Hi everyone. I've decided to try and adapt to a polyphasic sleep cycle. I know many people do these polyphasic logs and most don't finish. Because I'm a dreamguide and need to consistently be on this site you know I'll keep this thread updated. You will all be able to read about my adaptation or failure. As far as my schedule goes because I'm a student I need to tweak the schedule a bit to fit around classes. What I post today may change as I learn more about the sleep schedule. I'm essentially doing the everyman sleep schedule but with adjusted awake times. 5 hours seems to be what most use but I'm going to do 7 and 4 hours once and 4.5 twice. Here is a 24 hour schedule. I know the naps are supposed to be 20 minutes but I'm blocking out 30 minutes to account for walking to my car and falling asleep. 4:00 AM - 7:00 AM = core sleep (3 hours) 7:00 AM - 2:00 PM = awake time (7 hours) 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM = nap 1 (20 min) 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM = awake time (4.5 hours) 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM = nap 2 (20 min) 7:30 PM - 12:30 AM = awake time (4.5 hours) 12:30 AM - 1:00 AM = nap 3 (20 min) 1:00 - 4:00 AM = awake time (4 hours) Nap one will need to be flexible 30 minutes either way depending on the day of the week. There you have it folks. I will be sleeping 4 hours every 24 hours. This means I have 20 hours to post constantly on DreamViews, be productive! If anyone with experience in polyphasic sleep sees huge issues in the schedule please PM me if you have the time. I'll give it at least two weeks. If I'm still a zombie by then I'll give in to monophasic sleep again. If I notice any pressing mental or physical issues while attempting this I'll be sure to stop. Hopefully this thread will be useful to anyone trying a polyphasic sleep schedule. It will also be fun for me to keep up writing. And maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to stick to the schedule.