I tried polyphasic sleeping for a while when I worked at an IBank. I remember it as one of the most productive periods of my life but it was incredibly anti social and got the strangest looks from management.
I'd do 35 minute naps with an alarm at 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, and without an alarm at 2030 and 0030 (on the basis that I thought my body would sleep through if I was "doing any damage").
It made going out at the weekends or playing poker in a casino incredibly difficult so after 3 weeks I had to pack it in.
I was lucky to live a 5 minute, folding, bicycle ride from the office but I also had a little card I'd leave on my desk for the corner that said, "I have not collapsed I'm having a nap."
The one thing I've kept from those days is that I still wear a sleep mask to bed.
I'd do 35 minute naps with an alarm at 0430, 0830, 1230, 1630, and without an alarm at 2030 and 0030 (on the basis that I thought my body would sleep through if I was "doing any damage").
It made going out at the weekends or playing poker in a casino incredibly difficult so after 3 weeks I had to pack it in.
I was lucky to live a 5 minute, folding, bicycle ride from the office but I also had a little card I'd leave on my desk for the corner that said, "I have not collapsed I'm having a nap."
The one thing I've kept from those days is that I still wear a sleep mask to bed.