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The current iteration of the schedule is created and named Marie Staver ([[Special:MyLanguage/Puredoxyk|Puredoxyk]]) and her buddy Psuke Briah in 1999, drawing inspiration from a [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774680,00.html TIME article] about [[Special:MyLanguage/Buckminster Fuller|Buckminster Fuller]]’s [[Special:MyLanguage/Dymaxion|Dymaxion]] sleep. It was first revealed in a [https://everything2.com/title/Uberman%2527s+Sleep+Schedule post] on everything2.com in 2000. It was further elaborated on in her book ''Ubersleep'' <ref name=" | The current iteration of the schedule is created and named Marie Staver ([[Special:MyLanguage/Puredoxyk|Puredoxyk]]) and her buddy Psuke Briah in 1999, drawing inspiration from a [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774680,00.html TIME article] about [[Special:MyLanguage/Buckminster Fuller|Buckminster Fuller]]’s [[Special:MyLanguage/Dymaxion|Dymaxion]] sleep. It was first revealed in a [https://everything2.com/title/Uberman%2527s+Sleep+Schedule post] on everything2.com in 2000. It was further elaborated on in her book ''Ubersleep''.<ref name="pd" /> | ||
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Like other nap only schedules, Uberman requires extreme rigidity and sleep compression, which makes it one of the toughest sleep schedules. | |||
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Adapting to Uberman is extremely difficult. While some people may claim that there is an easier method, that is simply not the case. Any methods of adapting to this schedule involves prolonged, intense sleep deprivation which is necessary to produce the level of sleep compression required. | Adapting to Uberman is extremely difficult. While some people may claim that there is an easier method, that is simply not the case. Any methods of adapting to this schedule involves prolonged, intense [[wikipedia:Sleep_deprivation|sleep deprivation]] which is necessary to produce the level of sleep compression required. | ||
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Without previous napping experience, naps will mostly contain [[wikipedia:Non-rapid_eye_movement_sleep|light sleep]] or traces of SWS. As the REM need is not being fulfilled, REM pressure quickly builds up to high levels, causing a REM rebound. This usually happens around day 3-5. This will appear to suddenly alleviate the sleep deprivation, making people prone to overconfidence about the adaptation. After this, naps mostly contain REM, and SWS pressure starts to build up. SWS rebound usually occurs on day 7-8 and it is the hardest part of the adaptation where most people oversleep and fail their schedules. After avoiding this first crash, subsequent crashes once every 2-3 days also needs to be avoided. REM and SWS pressure gradually reaches an equilibrium and the schedule is finally stabilized. This can take weeks and some may need up to 6 weeks on the schedule. | Without previous napping experience, naps will mostly contain [[wikipedia:Non-rapid_eye_movement_sleep|light sleep]] or traces of SWS. As the REM need is not being fulfilled, REM pressure quickly builds up to high levels, causing a REM rebound. This usually happens around day 3-5. This will appear to suddenly alleviate the [[wikipedia:Sleep_deprivation|sleep deprivation]], making people prone to overconfidence about the adaptation. After this, naps mostly contain REM, and SWS pressure starts to build up. SWS rebound usually occurs on day 7-8 and it is the hardest part of the adaptation where most people oversleep and fail their schedules. After avoiding this first crash, subsequent crashes once every 2-3 days also needs to be avoided. REM and SWS pressure gradually reaches an equilibrium and the schedule is finally stabilized. This can take weeks and some may need up to 6 weeks on the schedule. | ||
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Both Steve Pavlina’s blogs and Puredoxyk’s book ''Ubersleep'' understated the schedule’s difficulty. Puredoxyk adapted to the schedule in times of extreme stress at university, and was unable to adapt to it again afterwards. Nevertheless, people tend to overestimate their chances of succeeding. There has been no detailed accounts of someone adapting to the schedule in more recent times. However, it is also worth noting that the [[Polyphasic Sleep Discord|Discord]] community has been almost universally discouraging Uberman attempts, and few serious attempts have been made in the past few years, which may have contributed to the lack of success. | Both Steve Pavlina’s blogs and Puredoxyk’s book ''Ubersleep'' understated the schedule’s difficulty. Puredoxyk adapted to the schedule in times of extreme stress at university, and was unable to adapt to it again afterwards. Nevertheless, people tend to overestimate their chances of succeeding. There has been no detailed accounts of someone adapting to the schedule in more recent times. However, it is also worth noting that the [[Polyphasic Sleep Discord|Discord]] community has been almost universally discouraging Uberman attempts, and few serious attempts have been made in the past few years, which may have contributed to the lack of success. | ||
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You may see many logs of people attempting this schedule, but most of them ends in just a few days, presumably because the author overslept and gave up. Those failures are often used to discredit polyphasic sleep altogether, without ever considering more reasonable schedules. | You may see many logs of people attempting this schedule, but most of them ends in just a few days, presumably because the author overslept and gave up. Those failures are often used to discredit polyphasic sleep altogether, without ever considering more reasonable schedules. | ||
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Over the years, through anecdotes of adapted sleepers, the downsides of Uberman has been gradually discovered. These may include: | Over the years, through anecdotes of adapted sleepers, the downsides of Uberman has been gradually discovered. These may include: | ||
* little for exercising (especially with gaining muscle) <ref | * little for exercising (especially with gaining muscle)<ref name="dp" /> | ||
* tendency to gain weight <ref | * tendency to gain weight<ref name="aya" /> | ||
* near total inflexibility of sleep, even after adaptation <ref name=" | * near total inflexibility of sleep, even after adaptation <ref name="pd" /> | ||
* 3h40m wake gap between each nap is usually too short for real-world commitments | * 3h40m wake gap between each nap is usually too short for real-world commitments | ||
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The harsh adaptation is extremely sensitive to skipping naps. As claimed by Puredoxyk in ''Ubersleep'', just skipping one nap causes intense sleep deprivation, similar to when one skips a few nights of monophasic sleep in a row. Even after adaptation, the risk of oversleeping remains, and alarms may have to be maintained indefinitely. | The harsh adaptation is extremely sensitive to skipping naps. As claimed by Puredoxyk in ''Ubersleep'', just skipping one nap causes intense [[wikipedia:Sleep_deprivation|sleep deprivation]], similar to when one skips a few nights of monophasic sleep in a row. Even after adaptation, the risk of oversleeping remains, and alarms may have to be maintained indefinitely. | ||
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[[File:Uberman-modified.png|thumb|Uberman- | [[File:Uberman-modified.png|thumb|Uberman-shortened with only 15m naps|alt=]]This variant is said to have been done by [[wikipedia:Leonardo_da_Vinci|Leonardo Da Vinci]]. However, there is little evidence for this. [[wikipedia:Claudio_Stampi|Claudio Stampi]], a polyphasic sleep researcher, has disputed that Da Vinci followed this Uberman variant. Unfortunately, as it stands, there is not enough evidence today to confirm this popular internet myth. | ||
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''Why We Nap'' documented | ''Why We Nap'' documented Italian artist Giancarlo Sbragia's anecdotal adaptation to this variant of the schedule. This sleeper, in his journal, recounted his adaptation to this Uberman variant that totaled only 1h30m of sleep each day, mirroring the alleged Uberman variant of Da Vinci. It took him 25 days to adapt, and he remained on it for a couple months. He eventually ran out of things to do, as he claimed, and returned to monophasic sleep. | ||
=== Denser naps at night === <!--T:35--> | === Denser naps at night === <!--T:35--> | ||
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Up to date, there has only been one official study on Uberman sleep, which is motivated by its existence and creation from Puredoxyk and its widespread practice over the decades. In 2013, the research focused on the endocrine and cognitive effects of Uberman sleep. This study<ref | Up to date, there has only been one official study on Uberman sleep, which is motivated by its existence and creation from Puredoxyk and its widespread practice over the decades. In 2013, the research focused on the endocrine and cognitive effects of Uberman sleep. This study<ref name="study" /> lasted for 5 weeks. Unfortunately, according to the authors of the paper, no more information is available from the experiment beyond the abstract. | ||
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<ref name="pd">{{cite book |last=Puredoxyk |date=2013 |title=Ubersleep: Nap-Based Sleep Schedules and the Polyphasic Lifestyle}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="dp">{{cite web |url=https://discord.com/channels/249219704655183876/249219704655183876/282064906373824514 |last=DontPanic |title=Message |website=Polyphasic Sleeping Discord Server |date=17 Feb 2017 |access-date=2020-12-19}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="aya">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RG44dnwyM0 |title=Giving up Polyphasic Sleep |last=Hu |first=Aya |website=YouTube |date=4 July 2010}}</ref> | |||
<ref name="study">{{cite journal |vauthors=Rak M, Kunath N, Breitenstein B, Pawlowski M, Steiger A, Dresler M |date=2013 |title=Endocrine and cognitive effects of a radically polyphasic sleep schedule |journal=Pharmacopsychiatry |volume=46 |issue=6 |doi=10.1055/s-0033-1353314}}</ref> | |||
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