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== History ==

== History ==

SPAMAYL is an abbreviation of “'''Sleep Polyphasically As Much As You Like'''”, one of the 4 "-AMAYL" polyphasic schedules. Originally proposed by '''Rasmus''', who reportedly stayed on the schedule for 1.5 years, SPAMAYL is intended to be the first "-AMAYL" polyphasic schedule with hyper flexibility in sleep times, following the body's need for rest to place the naps accordingly. The original design of the schedule exclusively uses 20m naps. The birth of this schedule eventually led to the creations of 3 other "-AMAYL" schedules, while the sleep principles still apply - sleep when tired enough. Another premise of the schedule is to hover around a somewhat consistent total sleep time from day to day, to ensure that the naps can become more stable and the pattern of tiredness can be more easily detected.  

SPAMAYL is an abbreviation of “'''Sleep Polyphasically As Much As You Like'''”, one of the 4 "-AMAYL" polyphasic schedules. Originally proposed by '''Rasmus''', who reportedly stayed on the schedule for 1.5 years, SPAMAYL is intended to be the first "-AMAYL" polyphasic schedule with hyper flexibility in sleep times, following the body's need for rest to place the naps accordingly. The original design of the schedule exclusively uses 20m naps. Recently, it is also sometimes referred to as U7 or U8 (Uberman with 7 or 8 naps). 

 

The birth of this schedule eventually led to the creations of 3 other "-AMAYL" schedules, while the sleep principles still apply - sleep when tired enough. Another premise of the schedule is to hover around a somewhat consistent total sleep time from day to day, to ensure that the naps can become more stable and the pattern of tiredness can be more easily detected.  

== Lifestyle Considerations ==

== Lifestyle Considerations ==

SPAMAYL fits those with self-employment, working from home, but is also possible for programming jobs, having stable daily schedules. For those who have gotten used to 20m naps, there is allegedly no limit in SPAMAYL’s flexibility. Another niche SPAMAYL can have is that individuals (with normal sleep requirements) who are in desperate need of extra wake time and flexibility of sleep times can practice SPAMAYL for a short time (e.g, a couple days, some weeks). Examples include '''new parents''' who need to spend a lot of wake time on watch for their babies, and the unpredictable events can make SPAMAYL a temporarily good candidate to attempt.  

SPAMAYL fits those with self-employment, working from home, but is also possible for programming jobs, having stable daily schedules. For those who have gotten used to 20m naps, there is allegedly no limit in SPAMAYL’s flexibility. Another niche SPAMAYL can have is that individuals (with normal sleep requirements) who are in desperate need of extra wake time and flexibility of sleep times can practice SPAMAYL for a short time (e.g, a couple days, some weeks). Examples include '''new parents''' who need to spend a lot of wake time on watch for their babies, and the unpredictable events can make SPAMAYL a temporarily good candidate to attempt.  

Under '''war or apocalyptic times''' where it is necessary to be on the move frequently and perform sustained operations under long periods of time without the possibility for any core sleeps, SPAMAYL may become a very niche survival tool to at least hold on to for a short time (up to ~a couple weeks or so) until a settlement area is found. The flexibility of the schedule (including nap duration) invites more possibility for '''longer naps''' to be used to relieve more tiredness and sleep pressure. Getting some rest from naps (which become more effective over time) coupled with the adrenaline generated from the stressful situations can provide certain amount of needed vigilance in the event of severe emergencies to perform better decision-making than skipping sleep entirely. This flexibility also outclasses other nap-only schedules like Uberman, with a nap every X hours especially in the niche situations above. '''The goal is not to adapt to SPAMAYL under these circumstances''', but to use it as a way to learn to increase the body's efficiency to squeeze the most rest possible from each shuteye session, while having to stay awake and perform demanding duties for a lot of hours in the day. The brief experience with this nap-only behavior may be tempting for certain motivations behind some personal sleep experiments, without having to worry about the pressure to have to adapt.  

Under '''war or apocalyptic times''' where it is necessary to be on the move frequently and perform sustained operations under long periods of time without the possibility for any core sleeps ('''<u>Chapter 14 of Why We Nap</u>'''), SPAMAYL may become a very niche survival tool to at least hold on to for a short time (up to ~a couple weeks or so) until a settlement area is found. The flexibility of the schedule (including nap duration) invites more possibility for '''longer naps''' to be used to relieve more tiredness and sleep pressure. Getting some rest from naps (which become more effective over time) coupled with the adrenaline generated from the stressful situations can provide certain amount of needed vigilance in the event of severe emergencies to perform better decision-making than skipping sleep entirely. This flexibility also outclasses other nap-only schedules like Uberman, with a nap every X hours especially in the niche situations above. '''The goal is not to adapt to SPAMAYL under these circumstances''', but to use it as a way to learn to increase the body's efficiency to squeeze the most rest possible from each shuteye session, while having to stay awake and perform demanding duties for a lot of hours in the day. The brief experience with this nap-only behavior may be tempting for certain motivations behind some personal sleep experiments, without having to worry about the pressure to have to adapt.  

However, because of the nap only structure, it is important to remember that SPAMAYL may not fully support the glymphatic system's functions, which is a crucial aspect of well-being. Despite that the naps can be as long as ~60m, sleepers can still wake in SWS, interrupting the cycle as an abrupt wake. The overall intense sleep pressure to be alleviated by the naps poses a question of whether several bodily functions also have to change due to a long exposure to a sleep regime with no core sleeps. Physically active lifestyles and average sleepers most likely cannot stick to the mere 20m naps if their SPAMAYL only contains 20m naps. Exercise and nutrition also play an important role in affecting sleep architecture of each nap, thus it is necessary to closely monitor these factors as well. Regardless, the unpredictability and flexibility of the nap timing makes it difficult for the body to know what naps to insert REM and/or SWS, given that REM naps, SWS naps and mixed naps can occur at any hours in the day when they are taken. These characteristics makes SPAMAYL a very inhospitable schedule for most humans, so '''inexperienced or non-mutant polyphasic sleepers should not seek to adapt to this schedule and maintain it long-term'''.  

However, because of the nap only structure, it is important to remember that SPAMAYL may not fully support the glymphatic system's functions, which is a crucial aspect of well-being. Despite that the naps can be as long as ~60m, sleepers can still wake in SWS, interrupting the cycle as an abrupt wake. The overall intense sleep pressure to be alleviated by the naps poses a question of whether several bodily functions also have to change due to a long exposure to a sleep regime with no core sleeps. Physically active lifestyles and average sleepers most likely cannot stick to the mere 20m naps if their SPAMAYL only contains 20m naps. Exercise and nutrition also play an important role in affecting sleep architecture of each nap, thus it is necessary to closely monitor these factors as well. Regardless, the unpredictability and flexibility of the nap timing makes it difficult for the body to know what naps to insert REM and/or SWS, given that REM naps, SWS naps and mixed naps can occur at any hours in the day when they are taken. These characteristics makes SPAMAYL a very inhospitable schedule for most humans, so '''inexperienced or non-mutant polyphasic sleepers should not seek to adapt to this schedule and maintain it long-term'''.