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Have you ever wanted to be able to sleep less (and script/program more)? If so, then maybe Scheduled Polyphasic or Biphasic sleep could be something for you!

From the Wikipedia article:

Polyphasic sleep, a term […] refers to the practice of sleeping multiple times in a 24-hour period—usually more than two, in contrast to biphasic sleep (twice per day) or monophasic sleep (once per day).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyphasic_sleep#Scheduled_napping_to_achieve_more_time_awake

Has anyone here tried this before? I remember doing triphasic sleeping back in the day when I was experimenting with lucid dreaming and such, but went back to "normal" sleeping because it was kind of impractical at the time.

I'm wondering if there's anyone else out here who have experimented with this; I know a lot of (if not most) students do this "by themselves" just because they love sleeping but also love being awake at night so they just end up napping on the evening in addition to sleeping at night.

Going to try some new sleep schedule now; beginning today with a 5 hour sleep at night + 2 side naps at 20 minutes each; one after school and before dinner and one 4 hours after that. A grand total of 5 hours and 40 minutes is about the same amount of sleep I get nowadays with a monophasic sleep schedule anyways so we'll see later if I adjust my schedule to become a 4hour+2*20min later on.

My current sleep schedule: (Yellow = Nap, Yellow next to orange: Go to bed/Wake up, Orange: Sleep)
Each slice represents 1 hour, where the full doughnut is 24 hours.

E: Some interesting reads:
http://www.highexistence.com/alternate-sleep-cycles/
http://corbinsleepcycle.blogspot.ca/
http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep-log-day-1/

my current sleep pattern is somewhat like you explained. being a student i get to sleep around 02:00-03:00 but before i get to sleep i try to drink between 300-700ml of water. i wake up at 07:00 - 08:00 i then go to college (year 13) my days normally start at 09:00 and 10:30. my day's can finish between 10:30 - 16:00. As soon as i get home i get on my comp for like an hour, drink some more water and then get to sleep until 20:00. i wake up, eat and then do my general stuff such as coursework/scripting/homework etc.
i find it works well for me and normally doesn't leave me tired, i also fall asleep straight away :P which is quite nice :D i guess its just a preference to everyones body.

What a nice sleeping schedule with those naps…

I sleep around the same as your current diagram. Sleep and waking up, nap after school and Nap during math and history. GG
How was that lucid dreaming, successful?
~Rez

Personally, I have tried sleeping patterns like this. I find that without at least 8 hours of sleep per day I feel very tired and have great difficulty functioning with daily tasks.

I like the idea of sleeping for only 4-5 hours a day and it seems like it comes with many benefits - but this is just not practical for me.

sometimes 5 hours or 7 hours.

I suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder combined with a mild hyperactivity syndrome. I rarely sleep over 5 hours a night :D

dont u feel tired ? lol if i dont get my 9 hours min , my day will feel shit

From: SubiN
dont u feel tired ? lol if i dont get my 9 hours min , my day will feel shit

Appearently, one R.E.M. sleep is enough to detox me for 24 hours. Whether I feel tired? I believe that the "tired" feeling is overall stress related; if you are having a good time, you are less likely to feel sleepy. If you have for example exams you are much more likely to feel tired and sleep more.

I think I always feel tired, but since I am hyperactive, I still have much more energy and alertness in me than the average person.

i just crash when ever i need sleep other wise im usually awake and pissing people off :p

I have a stupid and extremely unhealthy sleeping pattern.
I take a LOT of xanax during the day until I almost pass out, and to wake up I drink roughly 1 liter of redbull to wake up.

From: Leonardo Da Vinci
I have a stupid and extremely unhealthy sleeping pattern.
I take a LOT of xanax during the day until I almost pass out, and to wake up I drink roughly 1 liter of redbull to wake up.

Have you checked this with a doctor or anything? Sleeping is something one should take seriously ;)

From: Zyt3x
Have you checked this with a doctor or anything? Sleeping is something one should take seriously ;)

Yeah, she know the part where I take lots of xanax (I have daily panic attacks and paranoid delusions without it) The energy drinks are counter productive, as it provokes the anxiety… But it wakes me up and puts me in a good mood.
Lately my heart's been feeling a little odd… I think I might have to go back to "hospital" for a week 2.

Ontopic, that looks really interesting… I'm going to have to have a deeper look into that!

From: WT-Fakawi
if you are having a good time, you are less likely to feel sleepy.

Sex puts girls straight to sleep ;) am i doing it wrong?

From: SubiN
dont u feel tired ? lol if i dont get my 9 hours min , my day will feel shit

I feel the same way man! I really prefer 10 to feel tip top.

I am Biphasic, sleeping for only 4-5 hours a night (Then wake up, workout) and taking a nap after classes (about two hours) then doing homework and repeating.

(My average day ^)
Saturday and Sunday, I don't take naps I just sleep for 8-10 hours at night.

I read a book I believe it was called the "4 hour body" there was an entire section about becoming an uberman the only thing I disagree with is the actual usefulness of becoming an uberman; you have to plan your entire day around sleeping. Sounds more like a hassle than the extra hours you get.

From: [XoL]
Sounds more like a hassle than the extra hours you get.

This sums up how i feel, i remember reading about writers using sleep schedules to be awake for the majority of the time allowing them to write more.
However unless it fits your average joe's schedule which is usually being awake the whole day, and asleep the majority of the night, i dont see it being too beneficial.

To maximize your waking hours, this sleep schedule is the best there is. It's hard to implement this system into a regular routine.
My day goes much smoother with 5-7 hours of sleep or else it's oversleeping and I'm tired and groggy the rest of the day. I just need to fix up my sleeping pattern where I sleep way to late, around 1-2am. Early to bed makes a early morning,

I go to bed around 11pm and I sleep through the whole night pretty much all the time and if I wasn't woken up by a alarm clock or something I think I would wake up about 9am. I think am pretty lucky to be able to sleep all night :D