Thread: Trying to attempt Everyman 3. Need serious help with schedule.

Hi everyone.

So, I decided that I need more time for my studies and the only way is to adopt polyphasic sleep. The problem is I'm a huge fan of sleep(8 hours minimum a day). After much research, I realized that the best schedule for me would be Everyman 3, with 3 hours core and 3, 20 minutes, naps. However there will be days when I won't be able to nap at a specific time.

Let me show you guys my schedule and what I planned. I have exactly 29 days before my exams so I will be starting Everyman 3 tomorrow, and I hope to get some answers by then.

My daily schedule is:
8:00 -12:00 - University
14:00 - 17:15 Work

Now, here is my Everyman 3 schedule:
00:00 - 3:00am Core Sleep
7.30am - 7.50am Nap 1
12.50 : 13:10pm Nap 2
18:10 - 18:30 Nap 3


Now I have a huge problem. Exactly 28 days from now, I will have an exam at 18:00 and I have a nap at 18:10pm. Will I be affected? Will it be possible to not nap then? Or have a nap earlier(maybe 17.15pm)?

Now, will it be possible to fully adjust to everyman by then? Next week I'm totally free and I was thinking of trying Uberman for the whole week, get totally down and shift to Everyman 3. Will that be better to adapt?

I have planned some other Everyman 3 schedules as follows. However, these have differences in the times between naps which is not exactly 5 hours between each. Will the effect be the same if I adopt any of these? Please explain in detail for each if possible:


Alternate Plan 1
23:30pm - 2:30am Core Sleep
7.20 am - 7:40 am Nap 1
12:40 - 12:50 pm Nap 2
17:50pm - 18:10 pm Nap 3 [Exam Time ]


Alternate Plan 2
02:00am - 5:00am Core Sleep
12.10 : 12:30pm Nap 1
17:30 : 17:50 Nap 2 [Exam Time ]
21:40 - 22:00 Nap 3

Alternate Plan 3
22:30pm - 1:30am Core Sleep
6:30am - 6:50am Nap 1
12.10 - 12:40pm Nap 2
17:40 - 18:00pm Nap 3 [Exam Time ]


My preferred plan is the one I mentioned at the very beginning followed by Alternate Plan 1. You will see that Alternate plan 2 has a big gap in the time before each nap. For example between my core and first nap, there is 7hours and 10 minutes. Then 5 hours between nap 1 and nap 2. Finally less than 4 hours between nap 2 and nap 3. So this one is quite messed up but it's a good one which could fit my schedule.


My problem is this exam. It won't be the first. And also there are times when exams could be during a time for nap, what would I do then?

Is 28 days enough to adapt to Everyman 3, while revising everyday?
Will it be a good idea to start on Uberman for a week(5-6 days) and then downgrade to Everyman 3? Would this make adaptation faster?

I need some serious replies.

Thanks a lot people.