Ubernewbie

[crackers]

Hi everybody,
I am new to polyphasic sleep, I've tried to read some blogs and some
posts in this forum but there are still things I don't know.

I actually tried to do the everyman 3 a few weeks ago, but the first
time I managed to get out of bed in time I read an article that
basically said that polyphasic sleep is bad and I would be tired all
day, so I stopped.

A few days ago I decided to do a bit more of research and actually
found that somebody had made a reply to that article defending
polyphasic sleep, and it made sense so I want to give it another try.

I have a few questions though, I wanted to know if there were any tips
for beginners, I've usually been a heavy sleeper, If I tried to sleep
less than 8 hours I ended up programming my alarm to give me 20 more
minutes (sometimes 3 or 4 times XD).

I read about a cold turkey method but couldn' t find what it meant, I
also read that changing my diet would help.

I wanted to know if it is okay to alternate methods, for example I
think I could do Uberman once a week, the rest would be everyman 3 and
one uberman 4 to compensate for some naps that I would have to skip,
or should I only do everyman 3.

thanks in advance

[crackers]

Sure, it was the Facts and Myths article, the link is:
http://www.supermemo.com/articles/polyphasic.htm
and the answer I found to that was at the *Transcendental *Logic blog:
http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/11/01/an-attack-on-polyphasic-sleep/

On Oct 31, 11:51 am, Charlotte Ellett <charlottemell...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Would you mind sharing the articles you read?  I'd like to know which
> you are referring to.  Thanks.

[Daniel Smith]

...I think I did half the things he said were impossible already today. The alarm clock bit was particularly funny.

--
Daniel Smith
http://www.schaumburggoclub.org/

[crackers]

Yeah XD, I don't know anybody that could live without an alarm clock,
I always oversleep if I don't have one.
The part that made me quit for a while was the one where he says it
affects your learning skills.

On Nov 2, 6:42 am, Daniel Smith <lukenin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ...I think I did half the things he said were impossible already today. The
> alarm clock bit was particularly funny.
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 4:37 AM, crackers <wed...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Sure, it was the Facts and Myths article, the link is:
> >http://www.supermemo.com/articles/polyphasic.htm
> > and the answer I found to that was at the *Transcendental *Logic blog:
>

> >http://www.puredoxyk.com/index.php/2006/11/01/an-attack-on-polyphasic...

[polyphasymous]

Hi,

cold turkey method is to get through the adaption period in one shot,
which is hard, especially for uberman. it's the standard method,
though there are records of gradual adaption and the crash theory.

Experimenting with an alternating sleep pattern is not a good idea
unless you are an adapted polyphaser a certain time.

I recommend to read the book Ubersleep (http://www.puredoxyk.com/
index.php/the-ubersleep-book/) and/or trawl the internet.

Greetings

[Aya Hu]

You should check out my youtube channel, I have tons and tons of tips
over the course of my polyphasic life. It's under "Aeia"

[Daniel Smith]

During adaptation, there are some times when you're as dumb as a post (probably due to REM deprivation). But that mostly goes away after the second week or so. I'd expect learning to be faster, if anything, since some part of learning happens during sleep, and you get that more frequently.