Switching Over

Big news. Jeremy and I have decided we will switch on over to the Everyman sleep schedule. There are a number of reasons for this:

• constant pain in heart, head, and body
• constant grogginess
• lack of focus
• loss of time

Now, I know it takes time to adjust to the Uberman sleep schedule. However, I do not believe the end result is justifying the means. I have lost already four days. Although I had periods where I felt awake, I was generally a mess and in pain. I know that I have to adjust; however, the amount of time that it would take for me to adjust is quite large compared to the Everyman. As an example, the amount of time one would gain for three days on the Uberman would be one day if they were gaining 8 hours a day. However, I have already lost 4 days due to the adjustment because of my lack of energy. Also, it takes about 30 days to completely adjust. That is a lot of lost time, and practically cancels out the amount of time gained. With the Everyman, the same general idea is kept, albeit with some key differences.

• There is a core sleep time of about 3 hours which takes place during the middle of the night.
• There are three naps of 20 minutes each or two naps of 30 minutes each, as opposed to six 20 minute naps.

The Everyman's core sleep is helpful because it has some resemblance to a monophasic sleep schedule, which we are all accustomed to. The switch may seem to some as a sign of weakness, but I believe that my mental and physical health and well being should take precedence over an extra 2 hours of sleep. The new schedule is a follows:

CORE SLEEP 2AM to 5AM

NAP 10AM to 10:20AM

NAP 3PM to 3:20PM

NAP 10PM to 10:20PM

Also note that only Jeremy and I are making the switch. Rob says he is handling the Uberman fine, which makes sense because he has the mental focus to do it. Phil is technically starting Uberman tonight and hasn't experienced everything yet, but he might be able to do it too. My first Everyman sleep will start at 1AM. I think I can stay up till then.