polyphasic sleep
 

makes a lot of sense, but not really practical if you work a shift job

I believe this is how humans were meant to sleep

discuss

what is this, like how wolves sleep?

basically sleeping for like 3 hours at night & taking multiple 30 minute naps during the day

I kind of do it now & I'm more productive & clear-headed when I do

I'm pretty sure that's how we used to sleep before we evolved into civilization.

So u didnt get ur swanky 3 figure job.and.now ur staying up all nite an taking random naps thru out the day, zach?

Pull it.together young, wall puncher.

Wtf, i did this yesterday. I slept from 7 to 10 and then took a few naps throughout the day

I felt the same sad tired tbh

lol @ 3 figures

I have a second interview in 2 weeks

I'll stick w/ the normal routine of insomnia & crack smoke.

it seems to be working

Gone@strikta avy an usertitle....lllllllllol. wow.

Sleep normal, people.

Your sleep schedule isn't going to make or break your success. That's a foolish argument.

It isn't.

But srsly I don't get nearly the amount of sleep I used to.

I get about 5 hrs a night mostly.

I key poems to myself & all my ex lovers & save em' in notepad like u do ur bars for me & Aero.

I should post a couple.. I really do do that shit.

I sed do do nigga.

Wouldn't work for me bc it'd use up too much of my day trying to fall asleep multiple times. Usually takes me 30mins or so unless I'm dead tired

long debunked.

Humans didn't originally have any form of light. And we had worse night vision than most animals. We were meant to sleep through the darkness.

Pretty sure Einstein did this

Intermittent sleep doesn't do it for me... I never feel sufficiently rested n still wake up tired although I find myself doin this often... It's kind of like a tease imo

Tesla did it

i'm pretty much on a byphasic cycle right now.. go to sleep around 12-1 and wake up at like 6ish to go to work. work about 4-6 hours and when i got home usually pass out for about 30-mins to an hour.

works great tbh

Humans were not 'meant' to sleep in any particular way, it is down to neccesity.

Earlier in our existence we slept for small periods of time because it was advantageous to our lifestyles, and that is also why we sleep longer these days, it is just what works best.

is there any evidence that we used to sleep in polyphasic patterns? This is new info to me, but I do know that biologically we still adhere to a 24 hour night-day rhythm, even in the absence of physical stimuli. So what I'm saying is, I'm very doubtful that humans ever slept like this, unless consciously done so.

That being said, I also know that the first settling europeans had what they called "second sleep" during the winter, where they would wake up at one point in the night for a few hours, do things by candlelight, then go back to bed. This was a direct result of shorter days, however, so it was still a response to circadian rhythm.

I would imagine that the very earliest modern humans already had that instinct or whatever it is to sleep at night, as humans are basically ineffective in the dark anyway, but we also would have been in the food chain back then, and when you're in the food chain you sleep when you can, not when you want.

So yeah, it would have had to have been a concsious decision because it worked for the circumstance. It is in our nature to sleep at night, and I am pretty sure it always has been.

i like that idea....will try. i sleep too much

So no evidence. I don't think any of ancient man's predators were nocturnal either. Not to mention, it's not like ancient man was out in the open at all times. I'm still pretty convinced that this style of sleep was never utilized or necessary.

Oh so basically hobo life

Exactly.. & those fuckers have it made

I dunno, I can't get thru a day w/out caffeine & other stimulants, even w/ 8 full hours of sleep.. I tend to just zone out & lag unproductively

When I break up my sleep cycle into multiple phases, I wake up more refreshed & ready to go, like my brain's already in gear

I don't think it's a sustainable way to sleep, but it works like Friday thru Monday for me

read more into sleep cycles, certain people have like i think it's called the re2 gene where they only need 6 hours maybe even less in 24 to function at 110%. certain cycles can boost cognitive ability as well depending on what kind of person/sleeper you are @Outlaw

If you read something that suggested anyone can do anything at 110%, you probably need to find better sources.

lol