Uberman Sleep Schedule

[jyms]

Seriously thinking of trying this. I would love to have more hours in a day.

[Duck Hunter]

I found out about this ages ago, wanted to give it a try it but it would never fit in with my work / lifestyle (and also others)

Since then I came across this acticle:
Polyphasic Sleep: Facts and Myths
And I'd recommend anyone thinking about it to read, there's a link to a follow up article at the top too.

There's a sleep clinic not far from where I live, I might contact them see what they have to say about it, but it seems just about impossible (lots of stories of historical figures who did it, but if true they are most likely freaks of nature who didn't need the sleep anyway, or had too much awesome stuff to do to bother with sleeping)

Bear in mind being that when sleep deprived, your brain behaves very similarly to when you are drunk, so even if it does work, that's still two weeks of no driving / playing sports / studying / DIY etc during the "adjustment period". If it doesn't work you've just wasted two + weeks (and people waste much longer trying to adjust before just giving up)

[Duck Hunter]

The reason I was interested was because if I'm feeling just a little bit tired I can, if I want to, fall asleep at the drop of a hat, any time and just about anywhere, and ill wake up in 10 - 15 minutes without alarms and feeling completely rested but totally wide awake the moment I wake up. I do this just about everyday after work, unless I'm really busy or something, but I feel like doing it much more often (I would right now if I wasn't at work but I just ahve to go thru the rest of the day feeling tired till I get home, and i got a solid 8 hours sleep last night)

I've done this in my van parked on the side of the motorway with lorries thundering by, and also in a really busy pub (have to be careful cus the bouncers throw you out if they see you sleeping lol) too, where I was just too tired to be working / enjoying myself.

This sounded very similar to what the polyphasic sleepers do, or attempt to do, so I thought I might have a better time "adapting".