Polyphasic Sleeping Day 13
December 15, 2009
I have quit the schedule. I’ve had to give up my car and can’t afford to buy a new one. That presents some problems:
1. I can’t have my lunchtime nap in the car. I don’t want to sleep at my desk every day because of the negative effect I think it would have on my PR.
2. I have to walk to work. This means I will not get home until 6pm, if I spend 1/2 an hour napping when I get in then I’lll miss out on time with my daughters before they go to bed at about 6.30. I don’t think I can put a seven hour gap between the lunch nap and the tea-time nap.
3. I will be more tired at the end of the day. This is hard too cope with when the 1am dip kicks in.
4. If I’m honest, the loss of car has knocked my confidence a bit and I have lost the will required to make it work, espeically with these extra issues.
Things I have learned about polyphasic sleeping:
It takes about 9 days to get to the point where I feel awake for most of the day.
The 1am to 3am period is very dangerous. But if I spend that time active then it isn’t hard to keep going.
The white noise MP3 is essential for ensuring sleep during naps.
It comes down to priorities – I value my image at work and my daughters more than the sleep schedule, and willpower – you ned 100% to keep going.
Who knows, I might try it again sometime. I’ll certainly know what I’m doing next time.
