SPOILER! :
12.20.2011 - 12:47AM
I'm starting the Uberman Sleep Schedule at 1AM -5 GMT. I'll be sleeping at 1AM, 5AM, 9AM, 1PM, 5PM, and 9PM, each for 30 minutes a piece. I do, though, have school tomorrow, and the next day, and half a day after that. It will be interesting to see where these last days will lead me academically. I will be traveling in Italy during my transition, so I will attempt to log my adventures in trying to fit in naps during tours.
Last edited by Sylux; 12-20-2011 at 03:50 PM.
So ... What are you going to do during the School year? And what are the benefits of this?
Being Uber.
I am going to shift my sleep schedule to 3PM, 7PM, 11PM, 3AM, 7AM, and 11AM in January. The benefits are:
- More energy during the 4 waking hours
- More time to do stuff
- Supposed healthier feeling
- Desire to eat properly
- Wonderful waking hours
There are some numerable drawbacks, but they are worth it to me.
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12.20.2011 - 1:35AM
The first period of sleeping time was utterly terrible. I entered it with a positive attitude, and exited it with no sleep or rest, and now a bit of doubt about the next few rounds of sleep. Perhaps it is my empty stomach? I shall snack on vegetables in the hours before my sleeping time to see if that should solve my problem.
Oh, wow, my roommate Ubermanns about twice a year. It's super cool that you're trying it, Sy. (:
I practice a biphasic sleep schedule sometimes because it lines up with my natural inclinations better (6pm-10pm; 4am-9am). My mom dragged me to a doctor over it, and they said it was just fine. Good luck, dude, and whatever you do, don't skip a nap. You will pay bigtime for it.
Wow I didn't even know this was a thing. I've been biphasic (4pm-8pm; 2am-5am) sleeping unwittingly for years. I thought I was just a night owl...Originally Posted by Celestial-Fox
...dunno if I have the calmness of mind to do Ubermanns.
Keep it up Sy!
Thanks! If you ever decide to try it, though, start on a long break from work/school, ideally about 9 days. A 3-day weekend could possibly suffice, but I wouldn't recommend it, although I have done it for the sake of scheduling. I'm very tempted to stop the Uberman while I'm sick, but I won't. Jaidurn, last night I said I was going to sleep monophasically, but the truth is that I actually missed 2 naps in a row and was very very irratable. I didn't want to say something that would make you angry, but so far today I've had all my naps since 3AM and I'm ready to do some intensive 3d modeling work. We gonna get dat tentacle done. :3
That's pretty interesting! I've always heard of people trying the Uberman for time or the Dymaxion for a challenge (or the Monophasic because they're squares), but never a normal Biphasic or Everyman. How is it? Do you feel well-rested?
Yeah, I feel totally fine. I mean, I try to run strictly monophasic when I go to stay with my family (because my parents have a fit about how I sleep), but I always get severely screwed up. Today I slept mono from 4am-4pm, and it was horrid.
What dictates when I sleep are my downtime hours. I choose to sleep when I'm most tired and/or unmotivated. After some research on it about two years ago, I found out that my segmented sleep cycle is fairly normal in the climate I live in. Alaska is getting about 5 hours of daylight this time of year, and some guy named Wehr did a study and found that polyphasic sleeping is more common in people who live in places with less than 10 hours of daylight.
That's interesting to the max! Perhaps if this Uberman works out I'll move to Greenland.
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