After 2 days of monophasic my midday lul (around 1:30 – 3 pm) decreased.  I wasn’t as tired, and after getting up and moving a bit it seemed almost non-existant, as compared to biphasic.  But without my afternoon/evening nap, I got tired much earlier than usual, around 1 am instead of 4 am.  And instead of waking up early like I always did during biphasic (without trouble) I slept in and ended up sleeping for about 9 hours each day.  I switched back to biphasic sleep and again woke up easily.

Biphasic is great for people who have a million things going on and need to get things done.  I’ve found that transitioning between biphasic and monophasic isn’t difficult after the initial transition.  I usually just add an hour and a half of extra sleep the first night of the transition.

My complaints about biphasic are that my naturally low energy times of the day are really low energy.  Once I get over that hump though the rest of my day is normal.  I’ve tried napping, eating, and drinking coffee, and while these help, it’s still not the same as a regular monophasic day.  Also it becomes apparent that biphasic isn’t very social friendly.  If I went out with friends for the evening and didn’t nap I usually crashed.  If I followed biphasic my fiance missed me at night.  It is a great way to squeeze more time into your day, but sometimes you actually miss your time in bed.

Things I loved about biphasic were the extra hours in the night.  From 12 am – 4 am the world is completely silent.  I read, worked, wrote, and learned without distraction.  It’s easy to be in the zone when you don’t have to worry about phone calls, emails, and other distractions.  Also it was nice being an early riser for the first time in my life.  For these reasons alone I will be continuing biphasic during the work week.  Weekends will be a recovery time (in case I need it) and just time to relax.  Should I choose to sleep more during the weekend, it won’t be the end of the world.

Overall the biphasic experiment was a great success.  It proved to be a fun, challenging experiment and was probably my favorite personal experiment to date.

If you have any questions about my biphasic experiment or my experiences, leave them below in the comments field and I will address them ASAP.