Polyphasic Sleep v2 Day 3: YOLO

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Ok, Day 3 people. It was an eventful day, to say the least. Most of my nap times deviated from the set-plan I’d made, but I still slept roughly the 2hrs 40mins I’d previously decided …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 29 – Slightly Less Zombied

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) After yesterday’s hell on Earth, today has been markedly improved. And I’ve been sleeping less than I ever have in the past – between 2hr20min and 2hr40min a day (7 or 8 naps a day). …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 28 – Sleep Deprivation? Here’s How to Fix it.

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Today’s been an “interesting” day. And by interesting, I mean “hell on Earth”. Clearly if you’re going to have a crack at polyphasic sleep and only sleep approx 3 hours a day, you’ve got to …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 27 – Rigid

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Yesterday I mentioned I was going to try and bit more rigid with my naps, at least until my polyphasic sleep is back on track (I’ve been oversleeping a lot ever since I went on …

Polyphasic Sleep Days 25-26 – From Sickness to Lethargy

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) I’m pretty much over the cold I’ve had for the last few days, with nothing more than a slightly-blocked nose now. I’m pretty impressed with that; 4 days is a fairly decent turnaround for a …

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 Day 7 – Sleeping and Rockclimbing

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Hi boys and girls! This post will be relatively short as I’m trying to make a dent in my massive to-do list. You may be wondering how I’m feeling after pushing myself very hard yesterday …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 4 – Dreaming Whilst Awake…

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Early Morning (1am onwards): I know I sounded like a bit of a hotshot on Day 2 of this thing, but yesterday and today I’ve been taking a real beating. Especially today. I’m definitely eating …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 3 – Hitting The Wall

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Early Morning (1am onwards): Crazy to think I’ve been at this thing for a full 3 days now (technically 3 and a half if you count the day before Day 1 – I didn’t sleep …

Polyphasic Sleep Day 2 – Going Strong

Intro to Polyphasic Sleep | First attempt (lasted 30 days) | Second Attempt (lasted 7 days) | Third Attempt (ongoing) Quick sidenotes: I should mention I’m counting each day as roughly 1am to the next 1am, so a new day starts after my 12.30am nap ends. I’ll also mention that there are lots of different …