You Can Live With Two Hours' Sleep

Post by **Tami** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:39 am

According to an article by Mathew Honan in last month's WIRED print magazine (yes, I just got around to reading it...ok parts of it...tonight) ...

Don't waste time snoozing the night away. Turn your waking day into a 22-hour party by getting your shut-eye polyphasically - in a few quick bursts. Studies by the Chronobiology Research Institute show that for those on round-the-clock schedules - sailors, astronauts, gamers - it's more effective to recharge in short stints. For survival, the brain will eventually adapt by entering the REM state much faster. The cumulative result: a higher percentage of the best kind of Z's.

The most time-efficient strategy, dubbed the Uberman (what else?), calls for a 20 minute nap every four hours. (Warning: the long term side-effects are unknown. But with only two hours of sleep a day, you'll have plenty of time to worry about it.) Here are three tips for streamlining your sleep regime:

1. Invest in an office couch. You'll need to zonk at least twice during an eight-hour workday.
2. Use an alarm (or three). Oversleeping will turn you into a zombie.
3. Stick it out. The first seven days of deprivation will be sheer misery, but stay on track. Once you start dreaming during naps - a sign you've hit REM - you'll begin to feel better.

Source: WIRED print edition 16/01/08 Page 50

us3rX · Post by **us3rX** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:50 am

yeah i read that a while back *has a subscription to wired* i dont know "calls for a 20 minute nap every four hours" ... cant take a nap at work =( haha
I havent tried this yet... nor do i plan on it =p Interesting though.

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Vercz · Post by **Vercz** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:01 am

heh yeah, i read that ages ago too. not sure where, guess it was on wired. weird though. dont think i could do it

Post by **Jim** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:45 am

If I ever get a school / work schedule where I can try this I would like to.

Wayne · Post by **Wayne** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:53 pm

I already sleep at odd hours.... 3 hours at night got an hour during the day I'll take that one. then later I might get another break and I'll tkae that one too and sleep... kinda interesting when you try and get a full nights sleep sometimes....

ner0 · Post by **ner0** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:06 pm

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/1 ... sic-sleep/

interesting read

Twister · Post by **Twister** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:53 pm

sorry i would nevcer be abdle to do anything like that at all... that sounds crazy... i wouldnt be able to do that for one day anyway.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Tue Jan 29, 2008 10:35 pm

I'm not sure if this is really healthy to do with your lifestyle. Granted, it is neat that you can indeed live on 2 hours of sleep, but I stop and think of all of the side effects... Such as your reflexes? Do you think your reflexes would slow down when you live off of 2 hours of sleep? How much cognitive activity *really* is happening when you live on 2 hours of sleep?

It all sort of scares me. Something I'd never like to try lol

Post by **Tami** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:18 am

Let's use Jim for a test subject and find out <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... iggrin.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':D\' />

Post by **NightStorm** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:37 am

Maybe it'll make him normal... opposite effect or something.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:07 am

rofl... I like this idea..

Post by **Jim** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:23 am

sounds good to me <img src=\'http://www.killanet.net/forum3/public/s ... /smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':)\' /> but expect really weird stuff while i fix my caffeine addiction >.>

Wayne · Post by **Wayne** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:24 am

Maybe it'll make him normal... opposite effect or something.

HAHA I'm game! I think this would be a great idea!