Day 8 - Sleep

So, Good news is; I managed to get up on time yesterday and catch my nap and get up again. Bad news is; I think I am going to have to quit...
Between the physical activity and the time i have left, I dont think I can manage. However, I did learn how much I love to sleep
I have learned:
How to quickly get to sleep
How to Easily wake up, no matter what
How to play bass guitar
That you Can have too much time
That I enjoy sleeping
That dreams can be strange
Now I leave it to Gray. I cant wait to see how his turns out.
SET YOUR ALARMS!
Thats really the best advice.
Forever and Always
Stryker McClain

Stryker's Everyman - FTS Day 1 :(

So, i haven't updated in a few days. Thats basically because I have been epically failing since my first oversleep. x.x
Two and three nights ago, I simply fell back over onto my bed and fell asleep. Last night, my alarm didn't go off. This night, I arose! Unfortunately, it seems I may have reset my progress a little. Well, okay, alot. But its only Tuesday, and i have til Saturday until i have to work.
Also started learning to play bass. which is making my fingers really sore. I can already play two metallica song, jet, and motley crew.
I am getting hungry now... oh well. Anyway, I am seriously trying to push through this. I would really like to get back into this routine before getting back to work.
Forever and Always
Stryker McClain

Stryker's Everyman - Day 2

So, it has defiantly been interesting. Yesterday I didn't post because I was generally busy all day, but it went well. I got all my naps on time, and was able to wake up from my core sleep semi-easily. However, this morning, my core sleep got extended by 6 hours because I set my alarms wrong.
Its only a minor step back. While it is annoying, it was bound to happen sooner or later. So, to remedy this, I will skip all of todays naps and just do a core again. I hope it doesn't reset my progress.
It feels great to be on the everyman. (Not talking about today) I had more energy, more concentration, and an easier time getting to sleep for my naps. It should be a bit easier, but i was rushed to get to sleep last night, so I guess I screwed that up.

An Informative Email Conversation

I got this
interesting e-mail from a former Polyphasic Sleep Group moderator
and current contributor to the polyphasicsleep.info Wiki.

http://polyphasicsleep.info/index.php?title=Dymaxion


The problem is: what was that schedule? If you re-read the article
carefully, you'll discover: nobody really knows, there are just a lot of
claims and interpretations. Dymaxion (Time magazine's name for the
schedule, not Fuller's) is defined to be equitetraphasic. In fact Fuller
might have managed something like Uberman first, then found that he could
do something like (what's now called) Dymaxion, provided he also got in a
few other naps. Well, that's looking a lot more like free-running sleep,
to me.

In the one anecdotal report of success with any credibility, on the Google
Group, the guy repoting it had done Uberman for a good while (6 months or
more) before transitioning successfully (he said) to Dymaxion.

As for the safety risks, *nobody* , Actually understands the long-term safety risks. That's a big
part of the problem. The short-term safety risks should be obvious:
sleepiness is a major underlying factor in accidental injury and death.
Why take that risk, for a schedule that nobody (not even Fuller) was able
to prove workable? For the challenge? Uberman is a huge challenge.

Forever and Always
Stryker McClain

From every end, there is a beginning

So, Yesterday was interesting...
and by yesterday, I mean since Monday, because that what it felt like.
Last night unfortunately I fell asleep. Twice. after my 12:30 nap, and after my 6:30 nap. This was largely because of the fact that i was bored, and had nothing to do, and no one to talk to. I should have known that it would be hard. Since my general discussion with the public, and people who actually know what they are talking to gave me alot of... constructive criticism. I don't think this could be done. Special Thanks to Michael Turner who gave me some facts and actually pointed out that the Dymaxion Sleep Schedule doesn't really exist. X.X (well, it does just not the way most think)
However, this doesn't mean I am just going to stop polysphasic sleeping, I am going to switch to an Everyman.
For the following reason
- I don't have the time to set aside for the extra naps.
- I can simply add on two and half hours to my 12:30 am nap

Which bring me to another point. I should have seen its impassibility this because you see that the everyman is hard to adapt to, so, if you cut more time off its just insane. I also found that the time in between naps is too long... Which makes me believe that the uberman is doable, but just barely. I do think that trying this was helpful

- The transition to the everyman will be easier
- I am used to taking nap, and having the small amount of sleep for the last three days will make 4 hours seem like heaven :)
- I learned how nice it was to take naps
- I had too much time on my hands, defiantly unneeded.
- I am used to the strictness of the Dymaxion, so the flexibility of the Everyman will help alot

I think I am ready to take on the Every man. My Core sleep will be from 12:30 to 3:30, with naps at 6:30 12:30 and 6:30. I skipped my 6:30 nap tonight to help with getting to sleep for my core. It is fun, and I think I will be able to survive. :) Especially because those were tough hours, and now I will be asleep for them. So, I will start from day one tonight, for my everyman.
Forever and Always
Stryker McClain

Dymaxion Sleep - Day 2.5

Holy...
It has defiantly been hard. Especially a few hours after Gray's last post.
I was at the point where I was playing fallout and I couldn't concentrate. I would play for a while, then lose focus, and space out into a day dream, then snap back into it. It was annoying. The only way I snapped out of it was when Smoke came over to grab some stuff from the night before, I helped do some cleaning. During the night it is very hard, during the day it can be tough too.
I figured out the way I get to sleep. Part of the adaptation is that your brain adapts to instantly falling into REM sleep. Part of this is actually a learning process. I find that the more I sleep, the more I learn the things that I have to adjust to, so I can really quickly get into a comfy position.
I also get alot more practice at this then the normal person. The normal person goes to sleep once a day, I go to sleep 4 times.
I have also yet to oversleep, which I am quite proud of. One small problem that I had was that my 12:30pm nap was pushed back 10 minutes because I was in the car going to my friends house after the party :(
So far it really hasn't had any negative affects, i didn't have any trouble with my 6:30 nap.
My eating schedule is kinda strange too.
I cant really tell whether I am really hungry usually, and I know its harder to get to sleep if your stomach is digesting something. I want to stick with foods that digest the fastest and eat them right after a nap. Things like Starchs and fruits and vegetables.
It is tough so far, but I am glad that I was with my friends, they helped me though. If I make it though, I thank them.
It will be a rough night. Will update soon[er or later]
Forever and Always
Stryker McClain

Stryker and Gray (t-7d9h)

Stryker is here and he just woke up from a nap. He's eating cereal and playing Fallout 3. It's 1:15 AM.

I'm still awake and I was awake through his nap from 12:30 'til 1:00, since I'm not on my schedule yet.

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It's now quarter to 3. We escaped the Vault as a baby. It's glitchy but it works.

Stryker seems alright, maybe a little giggly-energetically-overtired, but he's not showing much, so that's good. He seems to find it easier with myself and Valkrye to stay awake.

He'll report in the morning when he has time. Morning has no meaning for him anymore.

That's all for tonight.