#uberman sleep

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Day 1 Uberman

  Hey everyone, welcome to my vlog. I’ll be posting updates as I adapt to, live with, and eventually transition out of polyphasic sleep. I will document my progress, strategies, physical appearance (both in terms of muscle definition and facial traits), and general demeanor. My goal with this vlog is to supplement the current forums, books, and videos of polyphasers with an additional anecdotal, first-hand account. My vlog is aimed toward helping those curious about the process and health factors of polyphasic sleep determine if it may be right for them.

  I received a TON of great info from PureDoxyk in her book Ubersleep. She is one of the first to document polyphasic sleeping as a lifestyle. She also runs a blog with great info. Additionally, the Polyphasic Society has a fantastic website with clear instruction and current data regarding all things polyphasic.    UPDATE: After my Uberman experience, I can no longer recommend PureDoxyk’s book Ubersleep for adaptation. Her data is misleading and outdated. However, she does have some great tips in there about how to live polyphasically as a lifestyle. For that, it’s a great read. If you’re interested in beginning polyphasic sleep (adapting) then try the Polyphasic Sleeping Experimentation Guide’s (PPSE) website.

  Ready to take this journey with me? This is my first attempt at Uberman and I am determined to do it right. Watch as I adapt and live a polyphasic life, then transition back to monophasic sleep after 8 months of a nap-only schedule. Please feel free to send me messages or “asks” on my Tumblr page. With the extra 7 hours of wake time each day, I will likely be looking for someone to talk to anyway. 😉

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Sueño polifásico.

Over sleep. Over sleep. Oversleep. Shitty willpower. 

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Sueño polifásico.

Estoy en el segundo dia de Uberman. La falta de sueño en la fase de adaptación es amsdkfsdfndsgn, ademas de la falta de coordinación. Si escribo con faltas de ortografía o lo que sea, estoy perdonado (?) 

Es gracioso que uno se intente autoboicotear, porque uno sabe que va a intentarlo. Hasta que punto creer en uno mismo? Debería dejar esto o continuar?

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Welp, looks like I'm the only one left. Mod Chaos has decided that the time isn't right for them, either, and will be (re)attempting it at a later date.

Me, I will get this on my third try here.

I slept today - 7 hours, unfortunately. I didn't mean to, but this certainly reinforces the idea in my head that I can't do this and take my naps in my bed, at the very least for now. I'll be starting to take them here, in the computer room, where I can get up and head straight into my jumping jacks. I've been not doing them because of the possibly too weak flooring in the library. I've certainly noticed a steady increase in appetite. Even now I'm hoping that the meal I prepared before I slept got put in the fridge and not eaten, because I'm absolutely ravenous.

So here's to getting back on the horse!

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Fifth nap long over with (Cruelty's sixth), and I actually don't know whether I slept or not! Which is awesome, because that might mean that I actually slept, so woot.

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Day one over

We've been keeping up with our naps. Or, at least, we've been going down and trying to sleep. I've mssed about half of them, I think. My memory is starting to hit that period of adjustment where anything not 20 minutes ago is more than a little fuzzy and something that takes active effort to recall. I've noticed that typos are also already upping a bit, and my sentences are getting a bit more confusing to string together. Sleep dep does that.

I started this morning at 10 in the morning. I took a 20 minute nap that I think overshot a bit into a 30 minute. But I'm okay. My next nap was that one that I couldn't tell if I slept, and the one after that I don't remember, but Mod Chaos says I slept. I did sleep through the last nap of 'today' (everything is already one very long today and I'm only the one day in) and it was very restfull. My body's been telling me as it needs food, and I think it's definitely increased today from normal, even if not a huge amount. I've been forgetting the jumping jacks and lingering in 'bed' (actually I'm sleeping on a couch in the library but we'll call it my bed for now) I experienced a pretty grumpy mood earlier where the slightest thing could make me level my best glare at someone, but thankfully that seems to have passed. For now, at least. I'm enjoying the extra time in my day. I get periods of utter exhaustion, but that's to be expected for the first month or so, and they pass quickly enough that I can make good use of the rest of my time. It's pitch black out right now, so I'm going to be staring at screens (until just before the naps) as much as humanly possible. I've broken out an easy, simple book to re-read for those times that my body will fight me on getting to sleep. Once my brain clears the fog a bit, I'm hoping I can really up my daily productivity.

....I can already see the major drawback that people talk about though - the social aspect. Two of my naps land right on the edges of D&D night, and the DM dropped out of this group. ....Ehn. It's 20 minutes. I'm more or less sure that they'll be willing to take a break or two for Autumn and I. It's not very long.

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Second collective nap done.

Only Cruelty actually slept this time, and while Ted's nap resulted in a break in his resolve (see previous post), Autumn and myself felt rested upon rising.

We did not partake in jumping jacks this time, though Autumn and I went for a walk, and Cruelty showered.

We are devoted, we are one will, we are one power, we are Legion for we are many.

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So we just went down for our first (collective) nap.

It... Could have gone better, but it could have gone worse. I'm not sure if I slept, and Mod Ted did not. Chaos and Autumn didn't either, but both are less tired after the rest. As soon as the alarm went off we all got up pretty quickly. We went straight into doing 20 jumping jacks. We plan to do 10-20 every time we wake to get the blood pumping and stop us from saying "Five more minutesssssss" for the next four hours.

Having something you do every time you wake up, immediately after you wake up, also eventually instills a feeling of urgentness upon waking, which discourages the idea of staying in bed (or wherever you've slept) and thus being in danger of falling back asleep.