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There's the "uber sleep" method or whatever it's called. Made the rounds in my circle of friends in like...2007ish? Basically you force yourself to only take

There's the "uber sleep" method or whatever it's called. Made the rounds in my circle of friends in like...2007ish? Basically you force yourself to only take 4 15 minute naps a day. A utterly hellish thing to do, but eventually your brain figures out that you've decided to terrorize it and will instantly dip into REM the moment you fall asleep, and you'll wake up feeling rested and only need to sleep an hour a day. I personally tried this for a bit and it kinda sorta works, but it's awful to get started, and the first time you sleep more than 15 minutes you're going to break the trend and revert, and who knows what long term effects it has on people. Sleep in general is one of those really interesting areas of biology that we still don't get.

chch 3y ago
I was actually just talking about this yesterday! That schedule I'd read about was the Überman schedule, where you sleep 20-30 minutes six times a day. Definitely a much more extreme form than most polyphasic sleep schedules. :) I read a series of blog posts about it, probably around the same time as you did, and found them again [1] last night. I didn't actually read through it again, but if anyone's interested in reading more about someone's firsthand experience with it, could be a good classic read. [1] https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/ https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/
- antupis 3y ago
  If I am on vacation or in some other relaxed environment, I will go into a state where I sleep 6 hours at night but also take a siesta or 15-minute to 30-minute nap in the middle of the day.
lm28469 3y ago
Can't find the study right now but these alternative sleep schedules absolutely destroy your growth hormone release, and probably a few other mechanisms
- richbell 3y ago
  This is what I've read as well. I can't remember where, but I was listening to a guy talk about his sleep disorder and one of the main symptoms he described was being able to instantly fall into REM.
  - xvedejas 3y ago
    this is a common symptom of narcolepsy, at least.
    - richbell 3y ago
      That might have been it. It seems that narcolepsy is also correlated with a deficiency in growth hormones.
- anonymfus 3y ago
  Can this be used to treat acromegaly then?

chch 3y ago

I was actually just talking about this yesterday! That schedule I'd read about was the Überman schedule, where you sleep 20-30 minutes six times a day. Definitely a much more extreme form than most polyphasic sleep schedules. :) I read a series of blog posts about it, probably around the same time as you did, and found them again [1] last night. I didn't actually read through it again, but if anyone's interested in reading more about someone's firsthand experience with it, could be a good classic read. [1] https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/ https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/

antupis 3y ago
If I am on vacation or in some other relaxed environment, I will go into a state where I sleep 6 hours at night but also take a siesta or 15-minute to 30-minute nap in the middle of the day.

lm28469 3y ago

Can't find the study right now but these alternative sleep schedules absolutely destroy your growth hormone release, and probably a few other mechanisms

richbell 3y ago
This is what I've read as well. I can't remember where, but I was listening to a guy talk about his sleep disorder and one of the main symptoms he described was being able to instantly fall into REM.
- xvedejas 3y ago
  this is a common symptom of narcolepsy, at least.
  - richbell 3y ago
    That might have been it. It seems that narcolepsy is also correlated with a deficiency in growth hormones.
anonymfus 3y ago
Can this be used to treat acromegaly then?