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I would be surprised if anyone actually manages to achieve true uberman sleep. Not only is it very difficult, it's also pretty bad for you. Despite all the talk
by ValG 14y ago
I would be surprised if anyone actually manages to achieve true uberman sleep. Not only is it very difficult, it's also pretty bad for you. Despite all the talk to the contrary, it's not to you benefit to try to squeeze all of your REM sleep into 20minute sessions, and your body does need the other stages as well. Even if you were able to get to uberman some how, I don't think you could last for more than a week or 2 before you crash. When you consider the "fact" that it takes 10 days for your body to adjust to uberman (and those 10 days you are essentially a zombie), I don't think it's worth it.
I don't think that would convince anyone in #polyphasers, but my 2 cents from a medical perspective (I've discussed this with several doctors, including sleep experts).
What is interesting, gurkendoktor, are the observations you're doing. I'm curious, what do you make of the actual productivity of people trying to game sleep? Are they hyperproductive and want more time, or are they constant time wasters that think uberman will solve all their problems? or is it a mix?
- gurkendoktor 14y agoSorry - I should've written "was", not "is" :) I've left the channel quite a while ago. I remember that most people were blogging and graphing their progress; at least that's all we talked about. I could do some very light coding but nothing that required more than 10 minutes of focus. That said, at least people weren't sticking to überman religiously- everyone seemed to drift towards a longer "core sleep" with a few naps during the day.