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From what I understand, polyphasic sleep has fallen out of popularity lately due to lack of evidence that it actually works better than a "normal" schedule. Eve
by chillacy 12y ago
From what I understand, polyphasic sleep has fallen out of popularity lately due to lack of evidence that it actually works better than a "normal" schedule. Even this author you linked to only does a light 20 min siesta.. barely even biphasic (if you're not hitting REM sleep in your nap).
Counterpoint: http://greenminimalism.com/2013/06/15/is-polyphasic-sleep-healthy-dangers-of-polyphasic-sleep/ http://greenminimalism.com/2013/06/15/is-polyphasic-sleep-he...
- 1123581321 12y agoI think it's merely been relegated to its proper place. I think both 'sides' in the debate now will often agree that segmented sleep provides more hours in a 24-hour period in exchange for fewer daylight hours and reduced ability to do difficult mental work in those hours. Another way to look at it is that some people should sleep a lot and work for short, concentrated periods and others should work a lot and sleep in short, concentrated periods, and each of those two patterns is suited to a different type of work. At least, that's what I've seen in the community/meta-community.