Although I’m really enjoying my experiment with polyphasic sleep, I’ve been troubled by some of the implied values in the rhetoric surrounding its proponents. They desire more productive time in their life and are taking it from they only place they can: a full night’s sleep. Being productive is a good thing in itself, but … Read more →
When I started sleeping polyphasically 10 days ago, I didn’t think I’d last beyond 4 days. I love to sleep and have a propensity to hit the snooze button a few times per morning wake-up. But now I’ve gotten up by 6am for the past 9 of 10 days, something I’ve probably never done in … Read more →
We don’t actually need 8 hours of sleep per night, say polyphasic sleepers. I stumbled on Dustin Curtis’ Sleep article, where he introduces the concept of polyphasic sleep and why you might want to try it. Read the article if this sounds weird to you. The immediate appeal is more hours in the day. The … Read more →