![]() For starters, almost all animals in nature conform to polyphasic behavior. There is evidence to suggest that humans were originally suited to a polyphasic sleeping routine, rather than the arbitrary monophasic one that we are used to. A sleep schedule with an afternoon nap is an example of polyphasic sleep (not quite reasonable in todays fast world pace). Polyphasic sleep consists of multiple sleep/ wake incidents scattered throughout the day. We sleep at night, and work during the day. ![]() Monophasic sleep is the “norm” for North American culture. –Both lived over DOUBLE the average life expectancy of the men of their time. The more theta you have during your waking hours, the more creatively intelligent you are–it’s really that simple.Īs far as longevity, Fuller lived to 87. Theta brainwaves are the brainwaves of hyper awareness. Naps are the key to direct Theta brainwave access. Other great minds likewise used naps to their advantage including Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Napoleon, and Winston Churchhill. Leonardo Da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Buckminster Fuller used this *exact* technique. It is said that many of the most productive people in history have understood and practiced this. Why is that? Probably because the more rested people are actually getting closer to 7.5, or 9 hours, while the 8 hour folk feel constantly unrested. ![]() This explains why, when I get 8 hours of sleep I feel tired and groggy, or when I get 4 hour of sleep, I can barely wake up.Īs human beings, we should know about this fact, as everyone always says “get your 8 hours”. From the Center for Applied Cognitive Studies A person who sleeps only four cycles (6 hours) will feel more rested than someone who has slept for 8 to 10 hours but who has not been allowed to complete any one cycle because of being awakened before it was completed…” In the period between cycles we are not actually sleeping: it is a sort of twilight zone from which, if we are not disturbed (by light, cold, a full bladder, noise), we move into another 90-minute cycle. If we were to sleep completely naturally, with no alarm clocks or other sleep disturbances, we would wake up, on the average, after a multiple of 90 minutes–for example, after 4 1/2 hours, 6 hours, 7 1/2 hours, or 9 hours, but not after 7 or 8 hours, which are not multiples of 90 minutes. ![]() The REM sleep phases are shorter during earlier cycles (less than 20 minutes) and longer during later ones (more than 20 minutes). For our purposes, it suffices to say that one sleep cycle lasts an average of 90 minutes: 65 minutes of normal, or non-REM (rapid eye movement), sleep 20 minutes of REM sleep (in which we dream) and a final 5 minutes of non-REM sleep. The key factor is the number of complete sleep cycles we enjoy.Įach sleep cycle contains five distinct phases, which exhibit different brain- wave patterns. “Studies show that the length of sleep is not what causes us to be refreshed upon waking. Oh, and on 3 hours of sleep a night, I have one cup of coffee at the most per day. That’s a total of 4.5 hours, and I am always alert, always awake and always feel rested and refreshed. Typically, I sleep 3 hours a night, and nap for 90 minutes in the evening. In medical school we are forced to learn how to sleep on the run. on board these interrupt the body’s natural rhythms. If there are drugs such as Ambien, Lunesta, Benadryl etc. This 90 minutes is known as a sleep cycle, and it’s how I live my life. It will be a multiple of 90 minutes from when you first went to bed. Go to sleep without an alarm clock, and watch what times you naturally wake up at. Those are the sleep quantities that you should aim to get, and those are what your body will naturally take, removing the alarm clock. The secret is NOT the amount of sleep, but rather the number itself a multiple of 90 minutes will change your life.ġ.5 hours / 3 hours / 4.5 hours / 6 hours / 7.5 hours To answer these questions, first we should come to understand the normal, natural state of the rhythms of sleep.Ī person can get by on 6 or even 4.5 hours of sleep per day without question. We often wonder why we are awake at night and worry over our sleep habits and patterns.
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