Lately, I am doing every shit possible to fix my sleep and I have failed. I asked randos on the internet for advice and disturbing my friends about it too. So, I did a little experiment on myself and somewhat sacrificing my health haha!
I have heard about biphasic sleep before when I was studying Medieval History for fun---what a weirdo! And it seems fitting to my current situation so why not try it.
Biphasic sleep has many variations. What I follow is:
9PM - 3AM -- core sleep (6hrs.)
10AM - 1PM -- sleep or at least lie dormant (3hrs.)
This might sound extreme to an average human being who is conditioned to sleep in a monophasic way. However, it improved my productivity and stopped oversleeping which I tend to do but take this anecdote with a grain of salt.
Another reason why it biphasic sleep is helpful to me because as a busy working student who cares a lot about his hobbies, social life and work, I could do all them without sacrificing one of them. When I wake up, I start with my chores and studies otherwise, I do my hobbies and game. After that, I exercise or do cardio which I prefer because I get to see the sun rise and get that Vitamin D!!!
Then, I still have a lot of time remaining before my second sleep. After my second sleep, I freshen up and attend an online meeting with my class. Then I am off to work.
This took me a lot of time adjusting, especially not oversleeping on the second phase. But it worked out. Now, will I stick to this? NO, I am not committing to sleep biphasically, I will probably go back to a monophasic sleep when face-to-face classes start again in my college. But for the time being, I am continuing with this sleep schedule.
Is it healthy? I don't know. Am I happy with it? I guess.
Wish me luck and pray that I will not look like a zombie.
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