Sleeping Less and Executing More - Biphasic Sleep
I found myself at a loss for time, as the calendar turned to 2013. After months of consistent blogging, my world had been flipped on its head in one afternoon.
As the site post ideas climbed in numbers, so did my regrets for not posting. Time and time again I sought for time to write. Writing was my passion but not my priority.
My religion and family come first, then my company. With great change happening around me, there was no time for anything besides business, family, and my faith. I Had fall asleep dreaming of a creative discharge and writing each night.
After weeks of sorrow, I stumbled upon the realization that there was only one place of my life I was not super productive at - sleeping. I've consistently been the sort of individual who wanted 9 hours of sleep minimum. I never realized until now that I was incorrect. I was able to sleepjunkie less, do more, and feel more alive by embracing a biphasic sleep schedule.
This is a program for the iPhone that tracks your sleep based on your movement at night. The less you move, the more deeply you are sleeping. After months of using the app out of interest I discovered a pattern.
Sleep Cycle shows that in six to eight hours I average four deep slumber intervals; in nine hours, I average five. Clearly, five cycles was the secret to feeling rested for me. Unfortunately, nine hours of sleep is not really productive.
Biphasic Sleep - The Siesta strategy includes one nap of 20 minutes and one core sleep consisting of six hours. I average four deep sleep cycles during six hours plus one deep sleep cycle for a total of five heavy slumber cycles per day.
The Toddle - I 'd to look no further to find what a perfect Siesta program seemed like than to my own son. He takes one nap during the day, plus one core sleep. Contradictory to my premises, the best time for your siesta is not midway between wake and sleep time but later in the day, between three and five hours before you begin your core sleep.
The Break In - I 'ven't been a biphasic sleeper since I was five. After 23 years, my body forgot what it was supposed to do. The very first time I tried biphasic sleep I felt excellent. The next night was more uncool. This tendency continued until my head was a fog and my eyes felt full of sand. But then the rest in was over, within two weeks my body settled in to its new cycle and adapted.
Productivity - Without a reason to create a fresh sleep pattern, those who attempt biphasic sleep are commonly failures. Finding something to fill the emptiness is key. Fortunately for me, I have a site to keep and followers to share my new found time with.
I was convinced my body was rejecting the world around me. For years I existed on a 26-hour day when the world ran on just 24 hours. My body never felt at home and sleep was less than sufficient. Biphasic sleep has been the key to a more beneficial, rested, and energized life.
What could you do with an extra hour and a half a day thanks to biphasic sleeping?
