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> Since REM is the part of the cycle where your body rests the most, I feel that if I fall into the cycle sooner rather than later, I can safely shave a few hou
by jpapon 11y ago
> Since REM is the part of the cycle where your body rests the most, I feel that if I fall into the cycle sooner rather than later, I can safely shave a few hours off my sleeping time.
That's a pretty big leap to make. If the natural sleep cycle has several stages, it's likely that the other stages are also important.
- akshatrathi 11y agoYes, other stages are important. But during polyphasic sleeping, which is when you sleep more than once in a day, your sleep stages can get split too. We even have some scientific evidence for it. Though we still don't understand it well. More within links here: http://qz.com/430415 http://qz.com/430415.