Trying Sleep Schedule?

[bobthemonkey]

I'm looking at changing my sleep pattern so I can (hopefully) get more time to work (final school year). I was thinking of going... 0000-0300: core 0500-0520: nap 1 1600-1620: nap 2 2000-2020: nap 3 EDIT: Times are in 24 hour time because I've never known when to use PM or AM on 12 midnight and noon What I want to know is: 1) Will this work? 2) Will I be tired during the day? 3) Will I lose any of my ability to concentrate at school? 4) Do you have any suggestions/changes that I should make to that schedule? 5) How will my dreaming be affected? Cheers in advance,

[Terrorhawker]

1) Will this work? You should have your core sleep right before school, so you aren't as tired at school. 2) Will I be tired during the day? For the first week or so. 3) Will I lose any of my ability to concentrate at school? Again, for the first week. It's like sleep dep for the first week. 4) Do you have any suggestions/changes that I should make to that schedule? You should have your core sleep right before school, so you aren't as tired at school. 5) How will my dreaming be affected? You'll enter REM sleep when your first fall asleep and your dreams will be more vivid.

[C911]

I have no clue about sleep scheduals... but 4 hours of sleep.... o_O, wont you get tired?!?!

[Terrorhawker]

You won't get tired. Normally you have about 1.5 hours of REM sleep, which is the most restful time for you to sleep, but if you do this your REM sleep shifts to the beginning of your sleep so you get more, plus you can WILD during a nap.

[bobthemonkey]

Thanks for your help. Based on the "have core sleep before school" advice: Core: 4:00 - 7:00 Nap 1: 16:00-16:20 Nap 2: 21:00-21:20 Nap 3: 1:00-1:20 Would this work better?

[Terrorhawker]

Yeah that's similar to the sleep schedule I was going to try.

[bobthemonkey]

Right. I just tried my first nap. (9-9.20 PM) Didn't go so well, couldn't fall asleep. Not really surprised as I'm not that tired yet.... second nap is coming up. (it's 12.40 at night)