As you can see below the\u00a07am nap <\/strong>was not very restful (mostly light sleep). \u00a0The morning nap is usually all REM so I could really tell the difference as I woke up. \u00a0I think it was a combination of things. \u00a0 One rule I broke is going to bed straight after working (and my mind was racing with excitement about work). \u00a0I recommend taking a 5 minutes mental break before going to bed (I usually do some little chore) so you can break your train of thought, forget what you’re doing and focus on sleeping. \u00a0But today I didn’t follow my own advice. \u00a0In addition to that I was a little late for bed so my partner’s alarm went off 3 times in that time. \u00a0We have synchronized my naps with her monophasic sleep so we wake up at the same time. \u00a0but today I was a little delayed with work.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Today it was a little harder to wake up in the middle of the night in spite of the “smart wake”. \u00a0I just wanted to stay in bed as I was a little tired from the previous day. \u00a0I also think I was just feeling lazy. \u00a0One of those days!<\/p>\n I tried to experiment with the 7am<\/strong> nap to see if giving myself 40mn<\/strong>\u00a0would result in more REM. It didn’t. \u00a0And I was groggy after the light sleep. \u00a0I also used the “smart wake” alarm for which you have to give an interval, … and it tried to make me sleep as long as possible.<\/p>\n So I asked to sleep 40mn\u00a0(\u00b110mn) <\/strong>and ended up with 27mn REM<\/strong>, 27mn Light, 4mn deep, <\/strong>waking up after 58mn<\/strong>\u00a0(not the result I expected). \u00a0So I will stick to setting my alarm 25mn – 30mn after I go to bed for the morning nap.<\/p>\n I am currently working a lot trying to launch a new website so the extra hours are very welcome.<\/p>\n the 0:00 gap is from the headband slipping<\/p><\/div>\n (2012\/04\/13, (3:10,5,”itchy eyes”),(3:20,6), (4:00,7), (22:00,7),(22:30,6),(23:00,4)) \u00a0and 7 for the rest of the day.<\/p>\n Tomorrow I have to catch a very early morning flight and I’m not sure when I’ll be able to nap, so I’ve given myself a little extra sleep. \u00a0Well, 3h50 <\/strong>of core sleep, … so not much on most people’s books. \u00a0But more for me.<\/p>\n The last nap is missing. \u00a0 I took the train up to Pavithra’s house (you met her in a previous post<\/a>) and tried to nap in their bedroom. \u00a0But the new environment, the conversation and the late attempt (around 8pm) resulted in only tossing and turning but no sleeping.<\/p>\n hypnogram for polyphasic everyman schedule, april 14th<\/p><\/div>\n (2012\/04\/14, very awake all morning. Tired at 5:30 (walk around house, drink), 6:45 (time to nap))<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" day 36, April 12: Perseverance seems to be paying off. \u00a0There are small difficulties (but not that different from the monophasic ones: snoozing, tiredness at work, etc). \u00a0Generally I can feel my energy levels improving day after day. Smart Wake … Continue reading ![\"hypnogram](\"https:\/\/six40winks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/20120412_core_hypnogram-1.png\" "\\"hypnogram")
<\/a>(2012\/04\/012, (3:10,5),(3:15,6),(3:20,7,”working already”), (4:56,6,”a little heavy feeling and tired eyes.”),(5:10,7, “manual activity: tidy+dishwasher brings wakefullness back”),(6:10,7.5),(13:50,7.5),(14:15,5),(15:22,6),(15:30,7),(21:10,7),(21:15,6),(22:00,5))<\/p>\nday 37, April 13:<\/h2>\n
<\/a>day 38, April 14:<\/h2>\n
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