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 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 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 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 …

Creativity is a Muscle

You know, growing up I had this strange idea that people were born into things and their environment and personal development wouldn’t have much of an impact on who they were or what talents they would possess. I was convinced you could only be intelligent, or creative, but not both. You could be a musician, …