Guest guest Posted March 30, 2008 Report Share Posted March 30, 2008 I'm wondering if anyone here who practices CR has ever practiced, or is currently practicing, any form of polyphasic sleep schedule. If so, I'd like to know your experiences, positive or negative. I was considering attempting the Uberman sleep schedule, and wanted to know if anyone else had tried it under CR, or if there are any established medical concerns (either from personal experience, or from medical research). If you don't know what that means, you probably can't answer the question. But for everyone else, polyphasic sleep includes ditching the monophasic " single block of sleep at night " that lasts 6-9 hours in favour of napping several times a day - the most famous and widely practiced is probably the " Uberman " sleep schedule, where you take 20- 30 minute naps every 4 hours. The theory is that it forces the brain and body to make due with less sleep by sleeping more efficiently. The main reason people do it is so that they can sleep much less often, and hence have more free time to be productive or just enjoy the extra hours. The people who do it claim to feel heightened mental clarity, awareness, and energy levels, and often feel healthier for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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