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Another benefit that either variant can afford is the ability to have a long morning wake gap, up to '''~8h before the nap''' is taken because of a higher total sleep. Wakefulness sustaining is expected to be a lot easier than on a regular DC1 variant. This could allow one to stay awake through work, and then have a nap after work (~4-5 PM). There are also a lot of flexibility potential after the adaptation to this variant. One can choose to proceed to '''DC2''', or simply learn to make the extended version flexible to adapt to '''DUCAMAYL'''.  
Another benefit that either variant can afford is the ability to have a long morning wake gap, up to '''~8h before the nap''' is taken because of a higher total sleep. Wakefulness sustaining is expected to be a lot easier than on a regular DC1 variant. This could allow one to stay awake through work, and then have a nap after work (~4-5 PM). There are also a lot of flexibility potential after the adaptation to this variant. One can choose to proceed to '''DC2''', or simply learn to make the extended version flexible to adapt to '''DUCAMAYL'''.  
===Non-reducing===
[[File:DC1 Non-reducing.png|center|thumb|A Non-reducing DC1]]
The non-reducing version is only a very niche option for people who '''do not want to reduce their total sleep time''' because of personal reasons. Because DC1 is heavily built on the Segmented sleep habits, naturally Segmented (non-reducing) individuals can learn to add a daytime nap around the hours they are drowsy enough. This would effectively create a non-reducing DC1 variant. Since there is no sleep reduction, it is possible to somewhat flex each sleep block with small increments during adaptation, rather than having to stick to strict sleep times everyday. Despite this, non-reducing DC1's true adaptation success is very rare, and mostly rely on the naturally Segmented tendency coupled with the circadian nadir around noon-afternoon to take the nap accordingly. It may also be '''redundant''' to a lot of people, because non-reducing Segmented already provides all the necessary sleep in the cores, and does not require taking any daytime naps.
However, a slight benefit from doing this variant is to start to '''learn to have effective daytime naps''' to further transition to other reducing schedules/variants, because Segmented sleep does not teach napping skills. Even so, with the overall much lower sleep pressure on a non-reducing schedule, it may still be a tough task to fall asleep in the nap.


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==References==
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