Jermil's Sleep Blog

Alright so this is round two of polyphasic sleep. I did it successfully for about 3 weeks back in 2008 and now I’m going at it again.

I started yesterday evening with no preparation or anything. I don’t think it’s possible to even prepare for this.

Since I had my own posts to read from last time, I knew what to expect. Also, just knowing that I did it before is making this time a lot easier.

One thing I’ve noticed so far is that I get a really happy feeling every time I get into bed. Most people probably get that same feeling from time to time but I get it 6 times a day!

I’m already getting lucid dreams which is generally a lot of fun.

The night time was a bit rough and I felt confused and disoriented when I woke up around 2:30am. But I kept myself occupied and didn’t oversleep or anything.

But I remember it getting harder everyday until the week was over.

Out of nowhere, I decided to live polyphasically again starting today.

I realized that once again my time is my own. Then I also noticed that I have something I can fill with that time and make a bit of extra money.

I started today, Monday, April 12 at 6pm. In a week, I should be past the adaptation phase and sleeping only 2 hours a day. I’ll keep a daily log here of how everything goes this time around.

I was trying to read through all old posts and found them a bit hard to navigate. So I’ll put a list of them here to make everything a bit easier:

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3 – Late For a Nap
Day 4 – Very Vivid Dream
Day 5 – Overslept
Day 6 – Missing Naps and Oversleeping
Day 7 – Week One Done
Oversleeping During Adaptation Phase of Uberman Sleep
Polyphasic Sleep Is Heavenly
Polyphasic Sleep On The Road
The Polyphasic Sleep Experiment is Over

It’s been a week since I’ve started this experiment.  It feels like it’s been FOREVER.  The days are way longer and I have more time to do crazy things.

I’ve noticed my level of creativity is greater during the late night hours.  I believe that after midnight, my brain works differently than during the daytime.  And I’m able to express that creativity without having to worry about going to bed for the night.  I just take a break every once in a while to recharge.  Then I can keep on going with what I was doing.

Lucid dreaming is amazing.  I had a fantastic dream the other night that felt extremely real but was so preposterous that I knew it wasn’t real while I was dreaming it.  But it was still rather enjoyable.

This is an experience that everyone should try at least once!  I can’t imagine going back to sleeping all night like everyone else.  I know that I’ll have to soon but polyphasic sleeping is just incredible.  Even doing it for a week will change your life.

I plan to stick with it until I leave DC at least.  The only rough spots are around 3 or 4 in the morning.  I’ll have to figure out a way to still be productive during that time instead of being a zombie.  I can keep myself going if someone is here during that time. But when no one’s here, I slowly degrade into a zombie and only want to eat oatmeal cookies and cheese.

I plan to keep updating almost everyday and especially when something weird happens.  Sign up for the RSS feed or subscribe through email to get the updates to come to you!