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Everyman 3, or E3, is the original [[Everyman]] sleep schedule that was invented by Puredoxyk. It used to be known as the only Everyman schedule, before [[E2]] and [[E4]] were added. Following the naming scheme of polyphasic schedules, E3 has 1 [[Cores|core]] sleep and 3 [[naps]].<ref>[https://www.polyphasic.net/schedules/everyman/ polyphasic.net]. Retrieved 25-11-2020.</ref>

Everyman 3, or E3, is the original [[Everyman]] sleep schedule that was invented by Puredoxyk. It used to be known as the only Everyman schedule, before [[E2]] and [[E4]] were added. Following the naming scheme of polyphasic schedules, E3 has 1 [[Cores|core]] sleep and 3 [[naps]].<ref>[https://www.polyphasic.net/schedules/everyman/ polyphasic.net]. Retrieved 25-11-2020.</ref>

== Origin ==

== History ==

Everyman is so named as a less extreme alternative to [[Uberman]]. [[Puredoxyk]], who named and popularized [[Uberman]], also proposed Everyman (what is now the Everyman 3 variant) as a way to adapt to less sleep more easily, while being more in sync with normal daily life without the need for extreme rigidity in naps. She reported this as sustainable once her child was a few years old, when someone else could watch the child during her naps. By 2008, it had become popular as the “fallback” for failed Uberman attempts. It was inspired by the first wave of Uberman attempts after Puredoxyk in the '''early 2000s''', and then again starting in 2007 by personal growth blogger '''[[Steve Pavlina]]'''’s grueling adaptation log for Uberman. The repeated experience of Uberman attempters was to crash uncontrollably for several hours, every couple days or so. It made sense, then, to convert those crashes into a new schedule with a '''3-hour core'''.  

[[Puredoxyk]] named Uberman as a less extreme version of [[Uberman]]. Everyman (what is now the Everyman 3 variant) was proposed as a way to adapt to less sleep more easily, while being more in sync with normal daily life without the need for extreme rigidity in naps in Uberman.  

There has been a few changes in E3's scheduling over years. Puredoxyk's original E3 has the core placed near midnight, which is considered late for an E3 core as the quality of [[wikipedia:Slow-wave_sleep|SWS]] can quickly deteriorate (will be discussed in the Alternate Variants section). Currently, the default variant has the core occupy most, if not all of the SWS peak hours.  

By 2008, it had become popular as the “fallback” for failed Uberman attempts. It was inspired by the first wave of Uberman attempts after Puredoxyk in the early 2000s, and then again starting around 2007 by personal growth blogger [[Steve Pavlina]]'s grueling [https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/10/polyphasic-sleep/ adaptation log] for Uberman. The repeated experience of Uberman attempters was to crash uncontrollably for several hours, every couple days or so. It made sense, then, to schedule those crashes into a 3-hour core.  

Currently, E3 is the '''most sought after''' schedule thanks to Puredoxyk's inspiration with her book, the seemingly convenient scheduling structure, and an astounding amount of sleep reduction. In the recent years, E3 remains one of the top-tier polyphasic schedules that is embraced by many. Even though there has been a whopping amount of adaptation failures over the years, the heat around E3 has never subsided. As of late, there have been more options to schedule E3, which in return further cements E3 at the top spot for usage with admirable versatility in scheduling.  

There has been changes in E3's scheduling over years. Puredoxyk's original E3 has the core starting near midnight, which is now considered a [[late core]] for E3, and is suboptimal for gaining [[Wikipedia:Slow-wave_sleep|SWS]]. Currently, the default variant has the core occupy most, if not all of the SWS peak hours.  

== Mechanism ==

== Mechanism ==

Following from E2, E3 further removes a full cycle from the core sleep and adds another 20m nap. The core sleep on E3, lasting for only ~3-3.5h (depending on scheduling), accounts for only 2 full sleep cycles.  Four hours total daily sleep is considered the minimum to contain a sustainable 90m SWS, 90m [[wikipedia:Rapid_eye_movement_sleep|REM]], and transitional light sleep. Similar to other schedules, 20m naps are preferred over 30m naps or longer naps because it prevents [[wikipedia:SWS|SWS]] wakes from the start of adaptation, and generally easier to handle.  

Following from E2, E3 further removes a full cycle from the core sleep and adds another 20m nap. The core sleep on E3, lasting for only ~3-3.5h (depending on scheduling), accounts for only 2 full sleep cycles.  Four hours total daily sleep is considered the minimum to contain a sustainable 90m SWS, 90m [[wikipedia:Rapid_eye_movement_sleep|REM]], and transitional light sleep. Similar to other schedules, 20m naps are preferred over 30m naps or longer naps because it prevents [[wikipedia:SWS|SWS]] wakes from the start of adaptation, and generally easier to handle.