Day 3: Success
Since I didn’t go to work or school today, I didn’t really leave the house much, which gave me the opportunity to plan the perfect schedule.
This is the 4.5 hour core sleep schedule:
| Time (24 hour) | Minutes | State | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00:30-05:00 | 270 | Sleeping | Core Sleep at home (bed) – slept very well |
| 05:00-10:00 | 300 | Awake | homework and reading |
| 10:00-10:20 | 20 | Sleeping | nap #1 (bed) – slept well |
| 10:20-15:20 | 300 | Awake | homework, blogging, etc… |
| 15:20-15:40 | 20 | Sleeping | nap #2 (bed) – mostly dozed and dreamed |
| 15:40-19:40 | 240 | Awake | wakeful things |
| 19:40-20:00 | 20 | Sleeping | nap #3 (bed) – dozed and dreamed |
| 20:00-24:30 | 270 | Awake | wakeful things |
It consists of 4.5 hours of core sleep, then 5 hours awake, 20 minutes napping, 5 hours awake, 20 minute nap, 4 hours awake, final 20 minute nap, 4.5 hours awake.
Total Daily Sleep = 5.5 hours = 23% of daily activity
Total Daily Wake= 18.5 hours = 77% of daily activity
Sleep required for each waking hour = 29.73%
These are incredible stats considering I was able to focus all day and (aside from the short bit of nausea when I woke up at 5am, which quickly passed) I felt well rested all day. I experienced 4 seperate dream sessions, in which I was able to remember much more than usual. Having more entrances and exits to the sleep phases does have the advantage of adding up more lucid dream opportunities.
It’s certainly better than what I was getting before. I got 2.5 extra hours today. I’m actually going to try to sleep by midnight tonight so I can wake up at 3am and get back on track. I hope daylight savings doesn’t screw up my schedule. It’s so precise :)
On another note, I just watched “Crash”. That is a seriously intense film. If you’re having trouble staying awake during a long session between naps, watch this movie. You will be wide awake.
Adam is a writer, drawer, juggler, father, web development architect, former polyphasic sleeper, rationalist, extropist, lucid dreamer. Not in any order.
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Alissa
29 Oct, 2005
That’s a great experiment, Adam! Remember in college when I tried the 2am-7am, 2pm-5pm schedule for a week?
I remember that the length of my own experiment wasn’t long enough–a week wasn’t time to readjust my habits, so I never really slept the schedule I was trying for. I do recall being exhausted when I had to get up at 7am, but then dreaming for nearly three solid hours during the afternoon sleep and having TONS of energy in the evening. I’ll be interested to hear how your own schedule works out after a couple of weeks.