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MSD · 07-12-2004, 09:19 PM

I've been looking into polyphasic sleep recently, and was wondering if any TFP'ers have tried it and either succeeded or failed at it.

Basically, you divide up your sleep into short (~20 minute) naps every 4 hours, with one 4-hour period of sleep one during the day. This seems to be a way that I could manage to get more usable time out of my day, as some have reported that they only need 4-5 hours of sleep per day on this schedule rather than 8-9. As it is, I sleep between 10 and 14 hours per day, and I'd like to cut that in half.

I feel that I could manage the discipline and self-control required for this, but what I really want to know is whether or not it works.

07-12-2004, 09:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	Polyphasic sleep I've been looking into polyphasic sleep recently, and was wondering if any TFP'ers have tried it and either succeeded or failed at it. Basically, you divide up your sleep into short (~20 minute) naps every 4 hours, with one 4-hour period of sleep one during the day. This seems to be a way that I could manage to get more usable time out of my day, as some have reported that they only need 4-5 hours of sleep per day on this schedule rather than 8-9. As it is, I sleep between 10 and 14 hours per day, and I'd like to cut that in half. I feel that I could manage the discipline and self-control required for this, but what I really want to know is whether or not it works.