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Flexing then can be enhanced with larger jumps, 30m earlier/later than the original sleep time, 60m later/earlier then up to hours as the body continually adjusts to various sleep times across the clock. Each jump will take longer to adapt to, up to a couple weeks. It is also recommended to stay at a certain flex range for some days to check if alertness and productivity level and sleep inertia have gone back to desired level before expanding on a bigger flex range.  
 
Flexing then can be enhanced with larger jumps, 30m earlier/later than the original sleep time, 60m later/earlier then up to hours as the body continually adjusts to various sleep times across the clock. Each jump will take longer to adapt to, up to a couple weeks. It is also recommended to stay at a certain flex range for some days to check if alertness and productivity level and sleep inertia have gone back to desired level before expanding on a bigger flex range.  
 
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[[File:Triphasic.png|left|thumb|A sample Triphasic]]
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[[File:QC0.png|left|thumb|A sample QC0]]
 
The adaptation to CAMAYL is not going to be similar to the adaptation to the strict bases (Triphasic and QC0). It is going to require a constant monitoring of energy dips and alertness-drowsiness patterns in the day to place core sleeps accordingly. It is necessary to adapt to either Triphasic or QC0 first (which may take several weeks). Then stay on the adapted schedule for some more weeks before attempting to adapt to CAMAYL. As flex range gets wide enough for some sleep blocks, the whole schedule can become malleable and long periods of wakefulness will occur. This means that it becomes possible to then '''start''' '''alternating the number of core sleeps from day to day'''.  
 
The adaptation to CAMAYL is not going to be similar to the adaptation to the strict bases (Triphasic and QC0). It is going to require a constant monitoring of energy dips and alertness-drowsiness patterns in the day to place core sleeps accordingly. It is necessary to adapt to either Triphasic or QC0 first (which may take several weeks). Then stay on the adapted schedule for some more weeks before attempting to adapt to CAMAYL. As flex range gets wide enough for some sleep blocks, the whole schedule can become malleable and long periods of wakefulness will occur. This means that it becomes possible to then '''start''' '''alternating the number of core sleeps from day to day'''.  
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For more stability of the schedule’s structure, a '''''dark period should start and end at the same hours everyday''''', regardless of how many cores are taken. This helps separate day-night clearly to ensure the stability of the circadian rhythm. A core can start at least 30m or up to many hours after dark period has started if the previous core is taken close to the start of dark period. Because of the many cores on the schedule, at least one core should be scheduled around the '''2-6 AM zone''', where most people are sleeping. There should be at least 90m-120m of wake gap between each core.  
 
For more stability of the schedule’s structure, a '''''dark period should start and end at the same hours everyday''''', regardless of how many cores are taken. This helps separate day-night clearly to ensure the stability of the circadian rhythm. A core can start at least 30m or up to many hours after dark period has started if the previous core is taken close to the start of dark period. Because of the many cores on the schedule, at least one core should be scheduled around the '''2-6 AM zone''', where most people are sleeping. There should be at least 90m-120m of wake gap between each core.  
[[File:CAMAYL on emergency day.png|center|thumb|CAMAYL on emergency day]]
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[[File:Unnamed.png|alt=|center|thumb|CAMAYL on emergency day]]
 
In emergency situations where some daytime events prevent a core from being taken, after adapted to the schedule it is possible to utilize '''short naps (10-15m)''' to temporarily patch up the long wake gap and provide some alertness to stall for the next core. The reason only short naps (< 20m) are picked is that longer naps may lead to REM/SWS wakes as part of adapted/repartitioned cores. The goal of the nap is just to provide some light sleep for wakefulness while also giving a refreshing wake. Skipping the nap and staying awake is also an option, but be mindful of the long wake gap that can lead to excessive drowsiness during waking hours. In the following day, an extra core is added, which averages out to be 4 cores per day still. Alternatively, '''extending a core to 3h is viable''' if it’s challenging to schedule 5 cores.  
 
In emergency situations where some daytime events prevent a core from being taken, after adapted to the schedule it is possible to utilize '''short naps (10-15m)''' to temporarily patch up the long wake gap and provide some alertness to stall for the next core. The reason only short naps (< 20m) are picked is that longer naps may lead to REM/SWS wakes as part of adapted/repartitioned cores. The goal of the nap is just to provide some light sleep for wakefulness while also giving a refreshing wake. Skipping the nap and staying awake is also an option, but be mindful of the long wake gap that can lead to excessive drowsiness during waking hours. In the following day, an extra core is added, which averages out to be 4 cores per day still. Alternatively, '''extending a core to 3h is viable''' if it’s challenging to schedule 5 cores.  
  
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