Polyphasic Sleep

Let the polyphasic madness begin

I’m kicking off my own polyphasic sleep experiment tonight. Steve’s blog posts have really inspired me, so I’m going to attempt to document my experiment in the same sort of way. My initial plan is to post at least daily on the topic for the next week and a half, and then as things change. I’m fully expecting the next week to be crap-on-wheels, but it’s all good. I am not going to slack on this experiment, and I’ve learned from other accounts that I need to be very careful about not oversleeping.

I’ve installed hooks for my hammock here in the (home) office. My hammock has carabiners on each end, and I have eye-bolts installed in several places—my bedroom, in the backyard, and now the office. Makes it very easy to set it up wherever I need it. I’ve just risen from my first scheduled nap; I didn’t sleep for more than a couple of minutes, but I didn’t really expect to since my body isn’t really that tired yet.

I’m trying to keep my schedule relatively light this week, and especially limit any driving to the bare minimum. I have a client meeting tomorrow, but I think (based on college experiences) that I’ll be tired tomorrow, but not especially impaired. It’s later in the week that I’m more concerned about. I have meetings on Wednesday and Friday mornings that I will have to drive to, but they are both within about 3 miles of my home, so I’ll be very careful and try to limit it to just that.

I’ve been thinking of what I’ll spend my night time hours doing. The household at large has suggested that a Wal-Mart run might be a good thing for tonight, as we are out of dishwasher detergent, among other things. I also bought a cool “Jewelry Class in a Box!” kit that will supposedly teach me how to make bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. I’ve wanted to learn to make that stuff for a long time, and it was on sale at Jo-Ann Fabrics’ Black Friday sale. I have this idea that I might be able to use this time to work on my “Ten Dollar Project.” I bought some other craft supplies in the hopes that I’ll get some things ready to consign with some cool online stores.

I also need to work on some of my websites, so that’s another obvious option. I’m a little concerned about carpal tunnel and other related RSI stuff, since I’m already prone to it. I need to make sure I spend time doing things away from the computer. What would you do with the extra time?

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