Comments on: Polyphasic Sleep Experiment – The Success, Conclusion, and Addiction

By: Jonathan van Clute

Jonathan van Clute — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:53:56 +0000

I’ve been phasing into a pure polyphasic schedule myself for the last week or so, getting my mind & body accustomed to napping productively in only 20-30 minutes. I’m now on day 2 of the strict schedule… and though I feel slightly “fuzzy” around the edges, otherwise it’s absolutely fantastic! My other half wants to make the shift as well, but is having a harder time than me… so there’s a bit of tension there, but I think in time she’ll be able to make the shift. Polyphasic sleep just plain fits my/our life and style SO much better. I keep reading about people who quit for social reasons… but personally we don’t really have any such restrictions so I’m looking forward to us being polyphasic for a long long time. It really *is* like time travel!

But let’s see me get through week 1 all the way before I get too excited.

Jonathan

By: Jonathan van Clute

Jonathan van Clute — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:53:00 +0000

But let’s see me get through week 1 all the way before I get too excited.

Jonathan

By: Robby Slaughter

Robby Slaughter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:55:59 +0000

It's always surprising to hear that the biggest challenge to productivity is social. We blogged about business productivity with regard to personality earlier this year. Check it out!

By: Robby Slaughter

Robby Slaughter — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:55:00 +0000

It's always surprising to hear that the biggest challenge to productivity is social. We blogged about business productivity with regard to personality earlier this year. Check it out!

By: Clay Mabbitt

Clay Mabbitt — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:33:25 +0000

I had a similar experience with trying polyphasic sleep. My experiment lasted about a month with varying degrees of success. My wife was remarkably tolerant. Several times when we were at a restaurant with her family, I had to duck out to the car for a quick nap in the parking lot.

Like Drew I felt incredibly productive with the extra time I had, but the isolation of putting myself on a different schedule than everyone else in my life became too much to keep going.

By: Clay Mabbitt

Clay Mabbitt — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:33:00 +0000

Like Drew I felt incredibly productive with the extra time I had, but the isolation of putting myself on a different schedule than everyone else in my life became too much to keep going.

By: Nathan Monk

Nathan Monk — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:42:59 +0000

It is nice to see you reflect on the two weeks and pretty crazy to think that those two weeks were the best you have felt in a while. I commend you for doing it. I don’t think I could ever pull it off. I enjoy sleeping way too much and it is hard enough getting out of bed after 8 hours of sleep. I couldn’t imagine calling it quits after 20 minutes. Hopefully you will find something that gets you excited and motivated to work and stay productive. I say energy drinks….

By: Nathan Monk

Nathan Monk — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:42:00 +0000