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For anyone following along you may have noticed a lack of updates on my
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[polyphasic sleep schedule][schedule]. Sadly, as is frequently the case it
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seems when people document their experiences with a sleep schedule, mine has
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also come to an end. There were a number of factors, but ultimately getting
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sick as a result of the schedule was the tipping point.
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[schedule]: /personal/2011/01/polyphasic-sleep-schedule/
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In the weekend of my sixth week I attended a friends house warming. I had
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intended to leave in time to be home for my core sleep however due to the
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nominated chef of the eventing arriving late that wasn't the case. I tried
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taking my evening nap in the car but I didn't sleep properly. When I got home
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I slept for the core three hours.
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The following day I had a family lunch to attend. This time I had to take my
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midday nap in the car and I didn't sleep in that one either, however I did
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feel refreshed for a couple of hours. My evening nap coincided with the trip
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home (my Dad was driving). Again this one was of little value.
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During Monday I came down with cold like symptoms as well as a persistent
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headache. I went to bed early Monday night but got up on time. However after
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only a couple of hours I was nodding off. I grabbed another nap but still felt
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super tired. I slept for another hour and half but didn't feel well enough to
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go to work. I tried doing some reading but was falling asleep so I went to bed
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again and slept from 10 until 1. After that sleep I felt heaps better and the
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cold symptoms had greatly reduced. Tuesday night I resumed a monophasic
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schedule and returned to work on Wednesday.
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On Wednesday it was great to not feel tired and significantly, be able to
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remain awake and productive on the train. I also felt more productive at work
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since I felt more switched on and not just fighting to remain awake.
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Going into the experiment I underestimated the social aspect. I didn't think I
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had that many social events these days and that those I did have I could work
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around. This proved more difficult than I thought.
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If I were to do it again I would not be a strict around only having a three
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hour core sleep and three naps. I think that once I'd experienced the shift
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from light to deep naps I would take a nap whenever I felt it was needed
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(within reason). The problem with sticking rigidly to the schedule is that
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there's no leeway for bad naps or anything like that.
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So all in all it was an interesting experiment but for now I don't think it
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works for me long term. I've lost about three hours of useful time but I am
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enjoying being able to go the whole day without napping, not worrying about
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where I'll be, come nap time and not having to worry about being invited out
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to things. Its also great to have a pleasant, productive train ride again.
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