First try on Uberman, tips?

[Nigel]

I'm beginning my first-ever try of polysleep with an Uberman schedule
(sleeping at 4, 8, and 12). I've read Ubersleep as well as Steve
Pavlina's and Puredoxyk's logs of their Uberman experiences (and other
polysleep posts they've made) as well as a lot of other miscellaneous
information I've found. Does anyone have any tips for success?

Nigel

[jerry underwood]

Nigel, I too have done a lot of research on the topic (regrettably, my schedule doesn't permit an actual attempt at Uberman).

 

Two things come to mind: first, one--or better, two long term projects are recommended to get you through the adaption period. Paint your house, for example.

 

Secondly, a change in attitude is necessary; allow me to elaborate.

 

A study was done on Navy SEALS. The ones who succeeded were compared with the ones who didn't, and the one common thread that they found among the successes is that they never thought about "how many more days it was going to take"; rather, they focused on getting through the task at hand at each point.

 

In your case, if you're on the second- or third-day of the adaption, thinking about how much longer you have to go to adaption will destroy you; it'd be better to focus on getting through each cycle as it comes. In other words, focus entirely on the present.

 

I am using this technique to lose weight, and let me tell you: it works wonders.

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[Nigel]

Thanks for the advice, Jerry. I'll make sure to keep that in mind -
and I can definitely see how that would help.

I'll have to think up long-term projects, though. Maybe a complete
reorginzation of my house? It's pretty cluttered.

On Nov 23, 3:27 pm, jerry underwood <jerryunderwood1...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Nigel, I too have done a lot of research on the topic (regrettably, my
> schedule doesn't permit an actual attempt at Uberman).
>
> Two things come to mind: first, one--or better, two long term projects are
> recommended to get you through the adaption period. Paint your house, for
> example.
>
> Secondly, a change in attitude is necessary; allow me to elaborate.
>
> A study was done on Navy SEALS. The ones who succeeded were compared with
> the ones who didn't, and the one common thread that they found among the
> successes is that they never thought about "how many more days it was going
> to take"; rather, they focused on getting through the task at hand at each
> point.
>
> In your case, if you're on the second- or third-day of the adaption,
> thinking about how much longer you have to go to adaption will destroy you;
> it'd be better to focus on getting through each cycle as it comes. In other
> words, focus entirely on the present.
>
> I am using this technique to lose weight, and let me tell you: it works
> wonders.
>

[Gareth]

Hey nigel i have some suggestions
first off the thing you will want to get your hands on is placebo's
sleep track (get the latest version somewhere here: http://polynap.grelly.com/)
secondly i suggest great headphones... or pa speakers (but they arent
available to most people and your neighbors might get irritated).
its best to adapt with a friend! so try to find a friend who lives
close or in the same house as you and adapt together, however adapt to
out of phase schedules. so at least one of you is always awake and
able to wake the other.
then plan your adaptation with projects that can be accomplished
without too much brain work... re-organisation of your house may be
too much.... what about gardening? this was something i did heaps of
while i adapted...
you could also try making one or two of these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geodesic_dome
tis good fun...(and possibly one of the reasons buckminster fuller was
a polyphaser...)
and lastly dont forget that you really do need to have stuff to do at
night. permanently.
if you are like me then you shouldnt have trouble doing this but some
people may get insanely bored with their extra 6 hours...

[Aya Hu]

Number one tip:

DON'T GIVE UP.
I have a ton of tips at my youtube channel which is just youtube user
aeia if you have a chance to look at them.