If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!This morning ended the last day of the biphasic experiment. The last few days were not only easy, they didn’t feel like an experiment at all. It has become a lifestyle habit, one that I will find hard to give [...]
The days are starting to become stantard. Other than the fact that I’m awake for 4 hours or so wheen most people are sleeping, I feel relatively normal with biphasic sleep.
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This morning ended day 14 of the experiment. Over the weekend I made a few interesting observations about biphasic sleep. These will give you a little insight as to a couple of quirks that come along with a biphasic sleep pattern.
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Introduction: For my first lifehack experiment I thought I’d try something that is controversial as far as research shows. Many researchers disagree on whether polyphasic sleep is effective, or for that matter even safe. But I’m the kind of guy that is willing to try anything in order to further my effectiveness and enhance my [...]
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This morning ended the last day of the biphasic experiment. The last few days were not only easy, they didn’t feel like an experiment at all. It has become a lifestyle habit, one that I will find hard to give up (should I choose to). I have been more productive these last 30 days, and I have even watched a little tv or played video games throughout the 30 days (something I rarely ever do, since I have no time). My diet has been stable throughout the entire experiment, although the times... more
So the days are now routine, I have no problems going to sleep when I need to or waking up. My midday ‘lul’ is something I’m still adjusting to, but I’ve found that if I’m eating during that time I tend to have a better time staying awake. The hardest part of the experiment so far has been getting out of bed on the weekends at scheduled time. It’s not that I’m too tired, but there is nothing forcing me out of bed, and my bed is just so warm and comfy.... more
The days are starting to become stantard. Other than the fact that I’m awake for 4 hours or so wheen most people are sleeping, I feel relatively normal with biphasic sleep. more If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! Read More →
This morning ended day 16 of the biphasic sleep experiment. Things are becoming pretty routine now. I haven’t had many problems the last few days, other than changing the time of my 1.5 hour nap. It turns out that waking up at 7am for work, then having summer class from 12 pm - 3 pm is pretty exhausting business. The last 2 days I came home around 4 pm and slept till 5:30 pm. Upon waking I stayed up till 4 am before sleeping again. This schedule seems to fit better, at least while... more
This morning ended day 14 of the experiment. Over the weekend I made a few interesting observations about biphasic sleep. These will give you a little insight as to a couple of quirks that come along with a biphasic sleep pattern. more If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! Read More →
This morning closes day 11 of my biphasic sleep experiment. These last few days have started to feel normal. I’m really enjoying the experiment. I’m getting things done, I have time to do fun things like work out, play sports, play video games, read extracurricularly, and write about it all. Sleep? Who needs it. I slept a total of 6 hours on day 10, I went to sleep a little early after exhausting myself playing basketball for a few hours. Yesterday, though, was 4.5 hours. ... more
This morning ended day 9 of the experiment. I can honestly say that while I’m not necessarily tired all the time, I do want to sleep all the time. I really miss the warm, cozy feeling of curling up under a blanket and drifting of to dream land. That being said, my productivity has probably doubled due to biphasic sleep. Yesterday evening I worked out pretty hard. To make up for the extra rest I would need I went to sleep 1.5 hours earlier, at 2:30 am. more If you enjoyed this post,... more
This morning ended day 7 of my biphasic sleep experiment. This means I’ve made it through the first of 4 weeks. Here are a few observations I’ve made so far. It’s easy to get out of bed Monday - Friday when I work at 8 am; Saturday and Sunday were both more difficult, since there is nothing immediately forcing me out of bed. I definitely enjoy the extra productivity, but it’s almost becoming difficult to fill all the extra time. That’s why I’ve taken on... more
This morning ended day 6. I slept in 2 hours more than I planned, but this was to be expected since I didn’t commit to the 90 minute nap yesterday evening. I went out with an old friend and just never got the chance. Still I’m feeling great about the experiment so far. I’m getting a lot of stuff done. more If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed! Read More →
After the lapse I had yesterday I skipped my evening nap. This made up for lost time. I went to sleep at 4 am again and had no problem waking up at 7 am. Yesterday was fantastic (after the whole sleeping in thing). I didn’t feel tired the entire day, and I did a lot of great things. I went on a boat ride with some great friends, barbequed afterwards, and played some video games. I didn’t hit the gym yesterday, though I probably should have. My shins were still hurting from... more
Im Ibrahim, the founder and original writer of BrainVault.net. My plan for Brain Vault is for it to become a collection of recorded experiences in all sorts of personal experiments that increase richness to life, including all sorts of lifehacks, productivity enhancers, and even crazy things like skydiving. It is my hope that BrainVault becomes your resource for observing the effects of these experiments as the author experienced them, in a way that can enhance your life!
