Sleep Challenge

Sorry it’s been a few days since I updated you on the challenge. I was away in Kalbarri on a holiday with Cat and didn’t have an internet connection. The challenge basically went out the window while I was in Kalbarri. I fully intended to keep to it while I was away, but my body […]

One thing that’s become very clear to me is that tiredness and the feeling of being drowsy are two entirely different things. You can be drowsy without being tired and vice versa. Tiredness without drowsiness is often a feeling of being “wired”. You know you need to sleep, but you’re often too engrossed in whatever

Ok, so I’m totally out of it right now, but that’s not going to stop me writing. I’ve read some criticisms of polyphasic experiments that people only write when they’re feeling great. This is pretty much as low as it gets for me. 5am. The hour of drowse. It’s still an hour before my wife

I’ve been reading Steve Palina’s blog today. He successfully did polyphasic sleep for 5+ months and only stopped because he chose to. His polyphasic sleep blog posts are at http://www.stevepavlina.com/ There’s a few lessons I’ve learned from reading his work. One is that it’s ok to add in an extra nap during the tough period

Day 23 – into week 4 already! How time flies when you’re having fun! So today I tried a different approach. I was doing yoga after my 12am sleep, but was crashing at my 4am sleep. I had hoped it would help improve circulation and awakeness. It did temporarily, but the crash each day was