in college when I felt invincible (unlimited stamina and so) I went a week or so reading creepypasta and then not sleeping much (as a consequence of not wanting to be eaten by a wall or whatever). then I read about dymaxion sleep or polyphasic sleep and thought maybe I'll give it a try someday, but never actually got to sleep in the morning or at noon (even when I had some classes I would definitely want to sleep through). now that I have to get used to a two hour on/off schedule, I definitely cannot recommend it.
baby goes into sleep mode, dad goes into stealth mode
I think we did something like this in the Army during FTX's (Field Training Exercises), but it was an hour on/hour off in a battle buddy system. Still, everyone tried to arrange it so it was 2 hours sleep, 2 hours "fireguard"/patrol. Thing is, exceeding 2 hours starts the REM Cycle (sometimes) and makes one more lethargic when woken up, and one hour at a time will just barely keep one "rested" but not rejuvenated for the day.
Was always nice when we could get in 7+ hours.
I think of this sometimes over the past two weeks, as I have been getting only three hours a night due to excitement for an upcoming move. One hour of sleep in the afternoon and then three hours in the middle of the night. That's all I am working with. Tired, drained a lot. Will be glad to be back on schedule.
On that note, ~bartender, can you top off my coffee? TYSM :)
i always wanted to pick up a sleep schedule that worked like that. maybe it's superficial, but the idea that you only sleep for a couple of hours at a time feels productive. alas, i've heard it be not recommended by a few folks so i doubt i'll ever commit to trying to adopt it - oh well.
good luck to you, and here's to a good night (day's) sleep! :cheers: