Thanks for the response.
Did you ease yourself into the schedule or did you try to start right up with the hardcore regime?[/b]
For uberman, I jumped right into it cold turkey.
And I failed.
Then I tried again, and I think that's when I succeeded.
I'm not entirely sure it's even possible to go cold turkey first time without a hiccup, unless you're one unusual fella like Steve Pavlina (http://www.stevepavlina.com)
My take is that cold turkey has shorter adaptation, but only if you pull it off well. Which is bloody, bloody hard.
If you consistently oversleep, then you're better off easing into it, since oversleeping will extend your adaptation anyway.
Another technique is to spend a week or two getting into a good exercise routine, eating very healthy, in small portions many times a day.
Avoid red meat, wheat, junk food. Eat lots of nuts, veggies, fruit, dairy and the correct amount of wheat meat/fish.
No coffee or coke (no, not the sniffing sort). Or if you really have to have coffee, then have it right after a nap.
Lots of water. If you feel lacking in energy, drink lots of fruit juice like red grape or apple.
For the first week or two of uberman I was scared of what to eat. I ate mostly fruit and nuts.
This is because I tried a bowl of pronutro (protein cereal) on the second day and couldn't keep it down for some reason.
After getting yourself in shape, etc, then jump into uberman cold turkey.
And if all this is too much, then easing in is still the best IMO.
- After a few days on Uberman my body starts fighting the chage really hard. When I wake up I'm completely apathetic to continuing the schedule. Did you find this hurdle and how did you get past it?[/b]
Oh yeah. That's part of sleep deprivation. It's a survival technique, you become depressed and start questioning what you're doing.
When you decide to go with uberman, make the decision fully. Consider all angles, and commit yourself.
Don't ALLOW yourself to change your mind.
Start a blog, or even a video blog. That way you don't want to stop, because you'll look like a fool.
Eventually the sleep deprivation will pass, and you'll feel amazing.
I think it just takes the discipline to say 'I've decided to do it, and there's no going back, no matter what'.
The only backdoor I allowed was to tell my wife that if I started to act dangerously, then she must get me to stop.
When I first started uberman, I tried 26 minutes. That quickly turned into too long a nap (I was groggy after waking) and I turned it down to 23.
I tried 20 minutes, but it seemed a little too short sometimes.
23 just seems right for me.
When I'm really well adapted, then I can do with 20 minutes or even less.
- When you take your naps, do you fall asleep within seconds?[/b]
I timed it once.. but now I can't remember how long it was... :/
It was a few minutes at least. Perhaps that's another reason why I use 23 minutes and not 20
My secret weapon is to use an mp3 that I created specifically for polyphasic sleep.
It starts gently into a soothing white, blue & brown noise and fades off after eg. 23 minutes. Then it starts trying to wake me up with a variety of noises - starting with chickens.
I'm so used to my nap mp3 that I seldom even hear the chickens anymore. I wake up as soon as the noise fades away.
There's a lot of polyphasers on the google email group that use my mp3. Most of them find it to be really helpful. A small minority say that the noise stops them from going to sleep.
Personally, I just think they need to learn how to fall asleep, by practicing some meditation and relaxation techniques.
You can find the mp3's on my site - http://www.placebo.serv.co.za
The page is listed on the left menu.
And you?
How long have you been trying? How does your wife feel about it? How old is your kid?
I'd love to try uberman when my wife has a baby. Might solve the sleep nightmares of a screaming child.
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