moneyking Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 I could definitely use a couple of extra hours everyday. Anyone have experiences or insight on polyphasic sleeping; I want to know how it may affect one physically, cognitively and/or psychologically? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsman Posted February 18, 2016 Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 My 0.02 from being on and off polyphasic sleep in undergrad: It's super rough the first week or two while you get adjusted, and after that I don't think I was any worse off than sleeping a normal 8 hours. Felt about as rested, didn't go crazy, and could recover from exercise fine. There were periods where I wasn't able to do it due to awkward class scheduling, but I definitely set it up every term I could. The only gotcha is that if you miss any sleep/naps you get messed up pretty bad. I don't know if it will necessarily work for everyone, I have a strong feeling potential side effects vary from person to person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyking Posted February 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2016 My 0.02 from being on and off polyphasic sleep in undergrad: It's super rough the first week or two while you get adjusted, and after that I don't think I was any worse off than sleeping a normal 8 hours. Felt about as rested, didn't go crazy, and could recover from exercise fine. There were periods where I wasn't able to do it due to awkward class scheduling, but I definitely set it up every term I could. The only gotcha is that if you miss any sleep/naps you get messed up pretty bad. I don't know if it will necessarily work for everyone, I have a strong feeling potential side effects vary from person to person. Thank you for sharing. How did it affect you cognitively? Any problems with recalling? consolidation? problem solving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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