Comments on: Polyphasic Sleep http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: abhinav http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-17 abhinav Mon, 31 Oct 2005 23:33:30 +0000 #comment-17 Well .. Steve seems to have adjusted to it, atleast for the short term .. http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep-log-day-7/ Well .. Steve seems to have adjusted to it, atleast for the short term ..

http://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep-log-day-7/

]]> By: yodha http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-16 yodha Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:48:11 +0000 #comment-16 Anything of those will help as long as the sleep involves going through all its <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep#Stages_of_sleep">stages</a> (REM etc). If the person wakes up before he reaches one of the deep stages, his mind and body wouldn't have refreshed and the sleep would have been futile. Anything of those will help as long as the sleep involves going through all its stages (REM etc). If the person wakes up before he reaches one of the deep stages, his mind and body wouldn’t have refreshed and the sleep would have been futile.

]]> By: abhinav http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-15 abhinav Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:42:11 +0000 #comment-15 <em> Anyway, I strongly believe that the body needs atleast one period of long rest. Not short bursts.</em> Yep, this is what conventional thinking indicates. The idea of sleeping for 30 minutes, even if done 6 times a day, is a bit dicey - people need 30 minutes to get to sleeping ! Still, meditation and pranayama <em>can</em> reduce the sleeping time even while ensuring that the body gets enough relaxation and restoration of energy. Siddha Samadhi Yoga (http://www.ssy.org) is one such course which I did and it was great. Anyway, I strongly believe that the body needs atleast one period of long rest. Not short bursts.

Yep, this is what conventional thinking indicates. The idea of sleeping for 30 minutes, even if done 6 times a day, is a bit dicey - people need 30 minutes to get to sleeping !

Still, meditation and pranayama can reduce the sleeping time even while ensuring that the body gets enough relaxation and restoration of energy. Siddha Samadhi Yoga (http://www.ssy.org) is one such course which I did and it was great.

]]> By: yodha http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-14 yodha Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:38:02 +0000 #comment-14 Yup. This year I've been able to reduce it to 6-7 hours. Not many problems. Yup. This year I’ve been able to reduce it to 6-7 hours. Not many problems.

]]> By: abhinav http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-13 abhinav Tue, 25 Oct 2005 01:34:30 +0000 #comment-13 We're in the same boat :) Though, I somehow feel that this can be easily reduced to 6 hours without affecting the efficiency and productivity of the person. We’re in the same boat :) Though, I somehow feel that this can be easily reduced to 6 hours without affecting the efficiency and productivity of the person.

]]> By: yodha http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-12 yodha Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:51:02 +0000 #comment-12 Anyway, I strongly believe that the body needs atleast one period of long rest. Not short bursts. Anyway, I strongly believe that the body needs atleast one period of long rest. Not short bursts.

]]> By: yodha http://employees.org/~abhinav/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/#comment-11 yodha Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:50:05 +0000 #comment-11 I sleep 8+ hours/day! I sleep 8+ hours/day!

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