I plan to finish up summer session classes and start my Dymaxion on July 17th and have until August 23rd to fully adjust. I hope this is enough time. I’d like to be in a fairly consistent sleep schedule before classes start so I won’t have to worry about suffering academically.

So, hopefully we’ll both be doing it come August. Best of luck and that’s for sharing.

Its June and still no update on Dymaxion. A lot of people have been saying that it is not possible to maintain in the long-run and I would like some positivity before I invest 2-3 weeks into getting adjusted to it.

Looking forward to the update,
Jay

1) You’ll always experience the ‘dreaded’ symptoms. The only way polyphasic sleep works is by you first experiencing these systems for a long time… a long time. It’s so because after your body has experienced these systems for a certain length of time it will turn to polyphasic sleeping just so you survive; your body will do anything to make sure you survive/live on. No dreaded symptoms, no polyphasic sleeping.

2) I’ve done uberman sleep before. And let me tell you now, Dymaxion sleep is much much harder than it, which is extremely hard to begin with. It required the most will power I ever had. For the entire period I was adapting I couldn’t think straight, and on top of that I had to always think about not sleeping. Basically the only thing on my mind was “just a little longer, just a little longer, just a little longer…” nothing else; I was a zombie. I outlined the steps I took to help me along the way though in my posts (alarm clock system, caffeine pills, no bed, no alcohol, no meat, etc.). Read about it if you want more in-depth.

Basically, be prepared to give up one to two weeks of your life (no job, no school, no family, etc.) because you’ll be a zombie, NEVER SLEEP ON A BED, beware of warm environments (they make you sleepy), buy at least 3 alarm clocks and set them far enough that you have to walk to them, beware of reading books and watching movies, find some high energy activity to do anytime you’re about to fall asleep (I danced), it brings your adrenaline levels up which wakes you up.

If you need any more clarification or have more questions just ask. Always willing to help.

PS- Make it a new comment if you do, don’t reply to this, this one is kinda getting full if you notice.

I searched around the internet for ANYONE who had successfully adapted to the Dymaxion sleep schedule, because I planned (and still plan) to adopt it myself. You were the only one I found! So first off, I just want to thank you for putting yourself out on the internet like this and setting an example for others to follow! If it weren’t for you, I doubt I’d be attempting to adapt to Dymaxion.

I wanted to ask you a couple questions:

1) Do you think it’s possible to go through the adaptation period without experiencing those dreaded symptoms (like extreme narcolepsy, drowsiness, brain fog etc)?

2)What was your adaptation period like for Dymaxion? Did it require huge amounts of willpower to stay awake?

I tried to adapt to Uberman (over a period of 5-6 weeks) but I never got past the 7-day mark. I’ve definitely learned from the mistakes I’ve made, but I’m wondering what else it takes to make it through!

I’m still offering personal advice to anyone who has questions, but I’m trying to push the updates later and later. Next one is in June (earlier if people want it that badly). I’m not doing it from lack of time or anything like that, it’s just I’ll be repeating everything I’ve already said. And why do that?

ps- Still offering personal advice to anyone who asks.. as quick as possible.

Also, the coffee thing is interesting. I didn’t realize that it took about a full nap to take effect. I may have to try that some time, but only on an emergency backup basis.

Okay, I must have read over that when I was reading through your posts. I have a question for you. Today, when I awoke from my second nap of the day, I felt kind of dizzy, and my leg was tingling and it was generally a pain to get up and down stairs because of this. I had something to drink and eat and went to an orientation at my university and didn’t think about it again, but when I woke up from my fourth nap it happened again. It didn’t happen during the third, but I ended up skipping and then oversleeping by an hour an hour after I was supposed to have taken the nap (through what was supposed to be Bible study, in a big fluffy chair). Have you experienced anything like this?