Polyphasic Sleep Diary – Day Seven 2006, February 20, Monday
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2:40am
Deciding that, rather than fight tiredness I’d take naps early at some points I took one at about 1am, from which I just woke now over 90 minutes later.
I’m also feeling a little sick, with onset flu symptoms (for about a day now); I must have caught it from a family member who had it this week. My flailing attempts at polyphasic sleep are straining my health. For now, I must abort them.
I’m going to bed, without an alarm clock, Goodnight.
9:30am
Well a night of stuttered sleep. After falling asleep I woke up sometime on 6am: I sat up looked at my clock saw a 6 and laid straight back down and fell asleep. Then I woke at about 8am.
For now I’m going to let my sleep run freely. So I’ll go to bed whenever I feel tired and not use an alarm clock, so my body can wake me when it’s done.
Post-mortem
Although I wasn’t able to successfully convert to polyphasic sleep I consider my experiment a success. I couldn’t really be much more prepared because no account I had read was comparable to my experience. This experiment will prove to be the most important memory when I next attempt polyphasic sleep (in about 4 months), because my account will prove extremely accurate to the experiences I will have. And not only that, but next time I will consciously and sub-consciously be able to guide myself through the first week more easily and efficiently.
Great! You got yourself a diary. But I really don’t know if you’re doing good or not. Are you? If so, then congratulations! But have you tried other ways of dealing with your “mild insomnia”? It seems to me like your biological clock is busted. I don’t mean to be rude, I am just concerned. Try this link, it might help you: http://askthesleepexperts.com