Polyphasic Sleep Days 22-23 – In Sickness & In Health

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) This is going to be quite a short post, as I’m feeling as sick as a dog. I’ve come down with an annoyingly-bad cold and I barely have the energy to type this. Yesterday (Day …

Polyphasic Sleep Days 20-21 – Gotta Get Back on Track

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) The last 2 days I’ve fallen off the wagon to some extent; I’ve overslept once each day, the worst being today when I overslept by 4 hours and woke up feeling half dead. Not fun. …

Polyphasic Sleep Days 17-19 – I Slept for 24 Hours

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) I should probably point out that’s 24 hours over 3 days, not 24 hours in a row. Yup, I slept 8 hours the two nights I was away and the night I got home. I …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 16 – BRB, Going Skiing

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Hey peeps! Not a lot to report today so I’ll keep this short. I struggled a bit in the early morning (6am) with tiredness during work – it was so bad I had to resort …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 15 – Why I Overslept and Why I Don’t Care

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) It’s just occurred to me over 2 weeks have passed since I started polyphasic sleeping. Crazy! One strange effect of polyphasic sleep is night and day start to become less defined. Night to me is …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 14 – The Day Technology Fails… And Margaritas!

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Hello boys and girls! Yesterday I mentioned how fabulously I felt during the normally-atrocious “graveyard” hours (between midnight and 6am or so). Well, I’m happy to report that carried on until about 7am, when I …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 13 – Convincing Myself I Still Want to Do This

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Today was probably the hardest day I’ve had. Not because I was sleep deprived – I’ve put up with that for almost 2 weeks now. Not because I could barely keep my eyes open between …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 12 – Am I the Only Western Fella Who Enjoys Sleeping on the Floor?

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) So today I decided to try sleeping somewhere even more uncomfortable than the carpeted floor I slept on yesterday. Today I tried sleeping on the cold, hard tiles of my lounge room. After lying there …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 11 – Some Questions Answered (FAQ + AMA)

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Fairly boring day today! This morning I did some more sleep-stacking and had about 4 naps before starting work at 2am. It definitely helped, I made it through to 6am before I started feeling tired. …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 10 – Stacking Sleep

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Hey peeps! Day 10 today, I’m finally into the double digits! Early this morning I suffered through another day like yesterday, though I have come up with a battle plan to combat the tiredness. The …