How to Adopt a Polyphasic Sleep Schedule

Edit Article Edited by Wes Platt, Cryptic_k, Jack Herrick, Ben Rubenstein and 26 others Polyphasic sleep is an umbrella term that refers to a few different sleeping patterns that reduce sleep time to 2-5 hours daily. Each type of polyphasic sleep breaks up sleeping time into smaller parts throughout the day, allowing people to sleep less but feel alert. If you are dying for significantly extra time in a day without feeling sleep deprived or fatigued, this might be the right thing for you. Ad Steps 1Are you ready? 4Start by staying awake for 24 hours.Begin to take twelve 20-minute naps, each spaced exactly 2 hours apart, for two to four days. Video Tips With polyphasic sleep, the first few days to weeks your brain will struggle to fit in, but when it does, you will theoretically get the necessary aspects of sleep in the naps, leaving you feeling refreshed. Warnings It is not fully known if there are physical or psychological risks involved with this procedure.

Hacking sleep: Meet the transhumanists making sleep obsolete Not everyone wants to sleep in. A growing transhumanism community wants to sleep less, and better, and they’re going to great lengths to make it happen. For those unaware, transhumanism is an intellectual and cultural movement that aims to improve the human condition, to push beyond our biological limitations, largely through technological advancements. They’re particularly focused on extreme longevity. The average well-rested person sleeps eight hours a day. Of course, the human brain doesn’t come with an on-off switch. When it comes to pushing electrical currents through your brain, caveat hacker. In a post on The Conversation, Padraic Monaghan, professor of cognition in the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University and director of the Centre for Research in Human Development and Learning, outlines the two important stages of sleep — slow-wave (deep) sleep and REM — and why they matter to our health: The Devices There are appliances available to consumers. The Drugs The Behaviors

How To Take An Effective Nap To Super Boost Your Productivity “Sleep when you’re dead.” I’ve heard this more times than I can count. The idea is that you’ll have plenty of time to sleep when you die, so don’t waste your time while your alive. Napping and sleeping in general has become a sign of laziness or weakness. But sleep and napping specifically, can actually make you a better and more productive person overall. So, get comfy, lean back and get a few winks. Take Off Your Shoes This is really essential. Lay Down Laying down for a nap tells your body that you are ready to sleep. “Sleep not only rights the wrong of prolonged wakefulness but, at a neurocognitive level, it moves you beyond where you were before you took a nap,” said Matthew Walker, an assistant professor of psychology at UC Berkeley who studies the effects of sleep and napping. Use a Blanket Or a coat or something to snuggle under. Limit Your Napping Time Aim for a nap of between 20 and 45 minutes. Nap After Lunch Set an Alarm Don’t waste your time trying to wake up any other way.