Polyphasic Sleep

Believe in the 20 min nap

Matthew Rodriguez

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Monophasic

  • One core of 8hrs
  • Total Sleep: 8h; Time Awake: 16h

Siesta Sleep (biphasic)

  • 5-6 hours of sleep at night
  • 20-90 min naps in early afternoon
  • Matches natural Circadian rhythm
  • Commonly considered healthier than monophasic sleep
  • Core: 11:30pm - 5:30am (6h)
  • Nap: after lunch, anytime between 12 and 2 (20m)
  • Total Sleep: 6h 20m; Time Awake: 17h 40m
  • +1h 40m

Everyman Sleep

  • Rely on Circadian and Ultradian rhythms
  • Consistency of time between sleep is highly important
  • Everyman 2 (E2)
    • Core: 5hrs
    • Two 20min naps
    • Total Sleep: 5h 40m; Time Awake: 18h 20m
    • +2h 20m
  • Everyman 3 (E3)
    • Core: 3.5hrs
    • Three 20m naps
    • Total Sleep: 4h 30m; Time Awake: 19h 30m
    • +3h 30m
  • Everyman 4 (E4)
    • Core: 1hr 40mins
    • Four 20m naps
    • Total Sleep: 3h; Time Awake: 21h
    • +5h

Dual Core Sleep

  • Core sleep around dusk, core sleep around dawn, and a number of siestas
  • Can have the benefits from both segmented sleep and siestas and are theoretically very healthy
  • Dual Core 1 (DC1)
    • Two Cores: total 5hrs
    • One nap: 20mins
    • Total Sleep: 5h 20m; Time Awake: 18h 40m
    • +2h 40m
  • Dual Core 2 (DC2)
    • Two cores: total 4hrs
    • Two naps: 20mins each
    • Total Sleep: 4h 40m; Time Awake: 19h 20m
    • +3h 20m
  • Dual Core 3 (DC3)
    • Two cores: total 3hrs
    • Three naps: 20 mins each
    • Total Sleep: 4h; Time Awake: 20h
    • +4h