Ubersleep: Nap-Based Sleep Schedules and the Polyphasic Lifestyle

About The Author......Page 67
Introduction......Page 6
Some Terminology......Page 7
Modern Research......Page 8
Modern Relevance......Page 10
Beginning at the Beginning:  The Uberman Sleep Schedule......Page 12
Being A Grownup:  The Everyman Schedule......Page 14
Other Schedules (The \"Formula\")......Page 16
Being The Right Person......Page 19
Contraindications......Page 21
Scheduling......Page 24
Other Items on the Pre-Flight Checklist......Page 27
Understanding Sleep Deprivation......Page 30
What\'s the Purpose of Sleep Deprivation Here?......Page 31
Handling Narcoleptic Symptoms......Page 32
Success!  Adjusting to your New Schedule......Page 35
You Know You\'re Adapting When.........Page 36
Tweaking Your Schedule......Page 37
If You Really Need to Tweak......Page 38
When To Give Up......Page 40
On the Nature of Screwing Up......Page 42
Getting Bored......Page 44
Sickness......Page 45
Emergencies......Page 47
Eating, Exercise & Substances......Page 48
The “Crash Theory”......Page 50
Weight Gain and Loss......Page 51
Sleep Disorders, Cessation Of......Page 52
Dreaming......Page 53
Changes in the Perception of Time......Page 54
Changes in your Social Life......Page 55
Being A Weirdo......Page 56
VI. Philosophical Implications......Page 58
VII.  Conclusion......Page 61
Appendix I:  Sleep Drugs......Page 62
Appendix II:  Arguments to Bosses......Page 63
Appendix IV:  Refutations......Page 64
Appendix V:  Resources......Page 65
What is Polyphase?......Page 68
When you Get Tired......Page 69
Habits and Successes......Page 71
X.  Changelog......Page 72