This is to be edited as the day progresses.
First off, I was first inspired and introduced to this idea when I was reading the book "The Game" by Neil Strauss then later reintroduced to the idea by my friend Alton. I have been wanting to do it but never found the time to do it due to highschool, girlfriend, family or life in general. Perhaps the start of the school semester isn't a great time to start this self experiment, but I'm trying it anyways.
What made me start today was because last night I fell asleep around 9:00pm, and woke up 5 hours later at around 2:00. Wide awake, I contacted my friend Andy and caught the end of his party. After we disbanded, I got the idea of trying polyphasic sleep. (well actually, i thought about doing it the day before but totally failed.) So for about an hour, I created my sleep schedule around my classes. Conveniently when I got that sorted out on Excel, it was time for my first nap (6:15am).
So I set my alarm to 6:45 and tried to sleep. I actually had a hard time sleeping and didnt end up sleeping til towards the end of the time period. I think I did hit REM because I do recall a dream, but I don't remember any details.
After waking up, I could feel the fatigue, and because today I have a lot of physical actives planned, I figured I need to eat a lot of food, so I head to starbucks because i have a giftcard there from the holidays. I pack my calculus books and notes and walk in the rain to the shop. I order a bagel and their strawberries and creme (I heard that had the most calories in it) and got some studying in. i headed back to campus around 8:30.
Russel called me around 9:00 because we planned to work out in the morning. Before we hit the gym we go to the dining commons to get some food. I ate oatmeal, a banana, 2 cups of water, potato thingies, and a omelet with mushrooms and ham. I saved an orange for after the workout. My main concern with this experiment is that I do a lot of physical activities, and Russel brought up that muscles need 8 hours to build and recover after a work out and the best time for that is sleep. One thing though is that during the hours when most people are sleeping I don't plan on doing anything physical and reserve that time for school study as well other self study topics.
So after the work out was time for my 2ed nap of this experiment. I fell asleep really easily and had a dream, so I was again able to hit REM. The alarm woke me up and I am feeling pretty awake. Doing some research on polyphasic sleep and found a man's blog about his day to day experience with polyphasic sleep which inspired me to create this.
M O R E T O B E A D D E D L A T E R
So after leaving for lunch, I bumped into a friend who asked if I was tired or high. So I guess my body was feeling it then. I headed to the dining commons and tried to eat as much as I could. I ended up eating pasta, bread, a banana, potatoes, and a mix of beans, chicken, and rice with cheese. Also downed 4 glasses of water. At two I headed to SAE for their "All Day Sport Event" and we then headed to a park to play. 3:00 was my scheduled time to sleep, so I had to miss the beginning half of the football game. Kris let me crash in his car so I didn't have to sleep in the rain. Although more comfortable inside, I had a hard time sleeping. Too many distractions going on - people talking, people checking to see who was in the car, checking to see if they knew who I was, and then someone's phone went off at some point. So that didn't end up going so well. I'm really looking foreword to 7:00 for my next nap. Feeling a little tired, but as long as I am active I think I can make it til 7:00.
Also I want to get a notebook to record any dreams that I have, because the last one was pretty vivid. One thing I noticed is that I am able to remember things but I'm having a hard time remembering what they are called. Could be due to the feeling of mental Fatigue. Physically I did fine. I scored a touch down in football. We'll see if the physical activity will be able to keep up in the future.
Edit again
This is my last entry for day two. Just woke up from my nap at 11:00. The 7:00 nap i fell asleep really quickly, it wasnt a problem. After I headed to SAE to hang with the friends that I made today. I made sure to eat because it was a really active day today. I got a 12 inch sub from subway, but couldnt finish it. When i first woke up, I had a hard time because i was still sleepy, but once i was out and about I was fine.
So I left around 11:00 to get my nap in, and i have to say its more of a rest than a nap. My mind was reflecting on today, planning for the future both long term and short term and processing things that I learned earlier today. Steve Pavlina states it well when he says its the mental chatter that kept him awake. My guess is that 3:00 nap I will knock out really quickly and probably hit REM. Right now I feel fine but I feel that as i get closer to 3:00 I will feel the fatigue.
Also wanted to note that my room is a total mess, I should clean that when everyone else is asleep. also need to plan to study and research some of my self study subjects. Also alton mentioned to get spirulina to help learn better? so i need to look out for that.
Here is a link to follow as well. Its about a guy who also went through this and blogged his experience.
http://www.stevepavlina.co
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