aener Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Does anyone on here do this?Here is a massive long article about it - but I'll sum up (along with a few points from a few other sites):Take 6 naps a day, each lasting 20-30 minutes. This totals between 2 and 3 hours per 24 hours - meaning lots more free time - a very good thing, for me.Pro's:More time.Supposedly you feel healthier/fitter.Breaks the day up into small chunks.Much more vivid dreams.Con's:An agonising first week whilst adapting to the new pattern.It takes 2-3 weeks for you to mentally adjust to such a routine.Having to take naps in the middle of the day can be somewhat inconvenient.Possibly TOO much spare time?I just read on it for about 3 hours, and it's seriously appealing to me. I have massive trouble sleeping anyway - so I figured if I deprive myself of it, and force my body into taking it in little chunks, it might be a better system for me.I have yet to work out how it will work around college, and the job I still need to get - but if I can manage it I'm seriously interested.Sounds VERY beneficial, if you can make it through the transition.I'm not bothered about having to spend lots of hours in the night by myself, I do that anyway Anywho - discuss Flipp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Id take the ones in the day and sleep the whole night. Theres no way I could cope on 3 hours a day sleep. Id love to be able to but I dont think I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I take it you don't have a full time job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I'm fairly interested in this, but I'd have to read a lot more information before I actually did do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomer Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I take it you don't have a full time job? Exactly what i was thinking.Although i have nodded off at work before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I've heard of this before. If your wanting to do it you'll need to find an unused room at college to hide away in for 20 minutes. I've done something similar for a while but having an hour or so's sleep every 2-3 hours and it was f**king terrible at first. It royally f**ked up after a few nights of heavy drinking though but seeing as you don't, you'd be fine with it i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Danny - I did have a full time job - but I lost it. Recession (and amputation ) 'n'all that bollocks.I heard you do it pretty regularly Kris And I was more thinking of starting around the time I move in with you - and just come home at lunchtimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I think what I'm going to do now is go to bed at 11 tonight, without having the TV on or anything, and wait until I fall asleep.Then tomorrow half 10 or something, exactly the same, and then 10pm. Then as soon as I'm awake, jump up and have a shower, breakfast, and get to work on whatever I have to do.That's the plan, at the moment I just sit at the computer until I get really bored, turn the TV on and watch whatever until around half 2, then go to sleep. I then wake up around 11, laze around until 2pm, then finally do something.It's not good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 My sleep pattern is very similar to this, but not out of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich J Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I would actually quite like to try this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted March 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 My sleep pattern is very similar to this, but not out of choice.To what I'm proposing, or Dan6061? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONGO Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I hate getting up, so this would be a living hell for me.Reading that article would send me to sleep. The bleed'n size of it!Jokes aside, not for me, but interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_ Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I cannot sleep for less than about 7 hours normally without feeling tired the next day, occasionallly I can feel fine on like 2 hours, similarly hangovers normally I get them pretty badly but somtimes I get totally rat arsed, and get zero sleep yet feel fine the next day. Anyway I could never ever do that! I was in the sleeping pattern of about 1-3am sleeping untill like 8-12am, depending on wether or not I had college. 3 Hours sleep? And whos going to be around at 4 in the morning.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Uninterupted by mother I comfortably sleep 14+ hours straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendy Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I have heard something about this i think some military people done it for a while or something. Have also heard of student doing something similar to get as much work in as possible around exam times. I think it would be hard to commit to fully to this sleeping pattern though due to other engagements. sleeping at college shouldn't be a problem there is always somewhere to go to sleep. the time u get spare time could also be frustrating middle of the night=cant ride and no body else about. if it works id deffo be tempted though.bendy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Just read into it a little more, and I don't think I could just drop whatever I'm doing for a nap. If I'm awake and doing something, I'll just get on with it until I sleep. I'd have a hard time trying to get used to that sleeping pattern... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 I think what I'm going to do now is go to bed at 11 tonight, without having the TV on or anything, and wait until I fall asleep.Then tomorrow half 10 or something, exactly the same, and then 10pm. Then as soon as I'm awake, jump up and have a shower, breakfast, and get to work on whatever I have to do.That's the plan, at the moment I just sit at the computer until I get really bored, turn the TV on and watch whatever until around half 2, then go to sleep. I then wake up around 11, laze around until 2pm, then finally do something.It's not good... Ha ha, just start getting up whenever you need to. Its the best way.Get up at whatever time you deem neccessary (9am should be fine) then keep doing it every day for 2 weeks. In the evenings as soon as you start feeling tired take a note of the time and thats how much sleep you need personally in order to be healthy whilst getting up at 9.Me personally, i need around 6-7 hours sleep to function well. Though at the minute i'm doing about 4-5 go sleep at 2 int morning, get up to get to work for 6, come home, f**k around all day, have an hours sleep on the sofa in the evening while i'm trying to watch a film or something then go to bed properly at 2 again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan S Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) I think what I'm going to do now is go to bed at 11 tonight, without having the TV on or anything, and wait until I fall asleep.Then tomorrow half 10 or something, exactly the same, and then 10pm. Then as soon as I'm awake, jump up and have a shower, breakfast, and get to work on whatever I have to do.That's the plan, at the moment I just sit at the computer until I get really bored, turn the TV on and watch whatever until around half 2, then go to sleep. I then wake up around 11, laze around until 2pm, then finally do something.It's not good... That's soo like me.! I'm just sitting by my mac wondering around, surfing through the net, looking for nothing. F.E: it's 1.35 and I'm replying this topic even though i have to wake up early for an open training on an exhibition.Since I have a lot of free time, I'd love to test this thing out, but I can't figure the schedule. Can anyone help? As I read the topic, i saw only 9 am - 9 pm schedules. and what do you do at night? help me please Edited March 25, 2009 by Dan S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 To what I'm proposing, or Dan6061? Similar to what you said. I'm having real trouble sleeping lately. The longest solid block of sleep I've managed in about a fortnight is 3 1/2 hours with the help of 3 nytol 'one a night' capsules, and that was this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 It's an interesting idea, but I'm not convinced. For one thing, with this regime you wouldn't get any deep sleep. It takes about 20 minutes to fall into a deep sleep so If you're then waking up, you'd be missing out on this phase. I don't really know if you can survive without deep sleep, but I'm sure it's not good for you. For one thing growth hormone levels are higher during deep sleep, and GH is quite important (obviously for growth when you're younger, but also for muscle bulk general mental well-being). It would be pretty interesting if anyone actually did some trials, though. As for me - I'm trying to train my body to work on 6 hours sleep. Basically I have to get up at 6am at the moment and I can't seem to sleep before midnight. So I'm running on 6 hours/night throughout the week. It's OK, as long as I can have a lie-in at the weekend. I feel a bit tired throughout the week but it's manageable. But as soon as I have even slightly less than 6 hours, I just feel awful the next day and keep falling asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Although i have nodded off at work before.I did, when they asked me to go in at 6am over christmas. I did it twice on the same day.There was a TV program where a guy did this. He ended up being quite bored in the middle, and couldn't really get the hang of it. That said, I think he did it for 2 weeks, which isn't enough time to adjust.I'd not do it. I'd like to try staying up 24+ hours, so that I can correct my sleeping pattern though. Wake up at 11am, stay up a whole day, then go to bed at maybe 8pm, so that gives me a little extra to catch up. Hopefully I'd correct to waking up around 8. Knowing me, I'll just f**k it up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 So much for my plan! Saw my bike sat there so I decided to service my Profile, as you do... Spent ages on that!Plus I was talking to JonMack about weight-weenieness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 ...For one thing, with this regime you wouldn't get any deep sleep. It takes about 20 minutes to fall into a deep sleep...Not quite true.If you're going on such a small amount of sleep as this - apparentlyyour body simply shuts down when you give it the chance.This is why the first week is so harsh - you're body isn't expecting it, so it just misses out on the naps.After you transition, you get so tired - due to lack of rest - that when your nap-time comes around, you drop off into REM straight away. 6x20 minutes of REM sleep totals around the same amount as in a single 9 hour sleep.I read through all the diary entries at the bottom... It's pretty interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I read that same article, and the one on lifehack, a few months ago and thought it was really appealing. I haven't got round to trying it, but it could work quite well in my job. Get to work at 9 instead of half past and nap then, then again at 1 during lunch, then again when I get home at like 6. It's just making the leap into it that is hard work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 I'd love to try this, i'm like Doman in that i don't sleep for a long time at night, and i never get bored and would like all the drawing/taking photos/graff/riding time at night i can get. However, i know i'd just f**k it up going out on the lash. Likewise, imagine going on holiday with the lads and stuff, would kinda f**k you up in certain situations i reckon. You'll work out a routine and then something will change in your life for a week or whatever and just mess up the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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