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Interested what the ramifications to polphasic sleep are now

• sireat 3y ago
  All the anecdotal indications is that polyphasic sleep is simply acquiring significant deep sleep debt. That is: polyphasic sleep is not sustainable over a multi year period. Humans can still do it while sailing in an ocean, on space ships and similar extreme locations. However a significant relapse then follows in more "normal" places. I'd love to see if someone was able to be productive for 3+ years on polyphasic sleep. Personally I relapsed after a few months - maybe I never truly transitioned.
  • user_7832 3y ago
    > I'd love to see if someone was able to be productive for 3+ years on polyphasic sleep. Buckminister Fuller apparently was close. > Fuller reportedly kept this Dymaxion sleep habit for two years, before quitting the routine because it conflicted with his business associates' sleep habits. (From his wikipedia page)
    • meindnoch 3y ago
      Yikes. For me, this is an argument against polyphasic sleep. That guy was a total quack.