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Siesta over the years has reported a great amount of successful adaptations, with the majority coming from the non-reduced version. However, the standard version has overall less success, due to the sleep reduction mechanics that play into the adaptation. It is also likely that when adaptation first begins, waking up from the 5h core (rather than 4.5h) could be difficult with '''SWS wakes''' (SWS repartitioning in progress) or '''REM wakes''', due to in the statistically likely REM period. Over time, waking up from the main night core should no longer pose any serious problems, and waking up will become refreshing and invigorating. The daytime core is usually reported to be less challenging to manage, however, for those who are never used to sleeping this long in the daytime hours (or are only accustomed to napping for a short amount of time), it can still be difficult to first deal with the change in sleep habits. Overall, the adaptation progress is mild, if not easier than E1 in some cases. With good time management and a functional alarm setup, most individuals should be able to adapt to the reducing Siesta version.

Siesta over the years has reported a great amount of successful adaptations, with the majority coming from the non-reduced version. However, the standard version has overall less success, due to the sleep reduction mechanics that play into the adaptation. It is also likely that when adaptation first begins, waking up from the 5h core (rather than 4.5h) could be difficult with '''SWS wakes''' (SWS repartitioning in progress) or '''REM wakes''', due to in the statistically likely REM period. Over time, waking up from the main night core should no longer pose any serious problems, and waking up will become refreshing and invigorating. The daytime core is usually reported to be less challenging to manage, however, for those who are never used to sleeping this long in the daytime hours (or are only accustomed to napping for a short amount of time), it can still be difficult to first deal with the change in sleep habits. Overall, the adaptation progress is mild, if not easier than E1 in some cases. With good time management and a functional alarm setup, most individuals should be able to adapt to the reducing Siesta version.

== Alternate Variants ==

== Variants ==

Over the years, a lot of Siesta sleepers have adapted with non-standard variants, including reducing variants. The timing of the core sleeps also report diverse results. Therefore, beginners should look through the differences in the alternate scheduling variations before choosing the desired version to attempt.

Over the years, a lot of Siesta sleepers have adapted with non-standard variants, including reducing variants. The timing of the core sleeps also report diverse results. Therefore, beginners should look through the differences in the alternate scheduling variations before choosing the desired version to attempt.

A 60m sleep block is usually discouraged for attempting under most, if not all, polyphasic patterns. However, under '''non-reducing condition''', it can be natural to wake up after 60m rather than a full 90m core. 60m sleeps have been anecdotally researched and tried by a couple of polyphasic sleepers over the years who often naturally fall back to this seemingly "odd" sleep duration. The reason is that the 60m sleep duration provides mostly SWS and the sleeper would likely wake up during the transitional light sleep stage, before the usual REM sleep block would enter. Under non-repartitioned sleep, all sleep cycles follow the regular order, in which NREM1 initiates the cycle, followed by NREM2 (starting to actually fall asleep), SWS (deep sleep, unaware of the surrounding), NREM2 (transition stage) and finally REM sleep. The body at this point has completed the required amount of vital sleep in the day and naturally wakes up, without compressing the core sleeps. However, outside of non-reducing condition, a 60m sleep block should not be scheduled from the start.  

A 60m sleep block is usually discouraged for attempting under most, if not all, polyphasic patterns. However, under '''non-reducing condition''', it can be natural to wake up after 60m rather than a full 90m core. 60m sleeps have been anecdotally researched and tried by a couple of polyphasic sleepers over the years who often naturally fall back to this seemingly "odd" sleep duration. The reason is that the 60m sleep duration provides mostly SWS and the sleeper would likely wake up during the transitional light sleep stage, before the usual REM sleep block would enter. Under non-repartitioned sleep, all sleep cycles follow the regular order, in which NREM1 initiates the cycle, followed by NREM2 (starting to actually fall asleep), SWS (deep sleep, unaware of the surrounding), NREM2 (transition stage) and finally REM sleep. The body at this point has completed the required amount of vital sleep in the day and naturally wakes up, without compressing the core sleeps. However, outside of non-reducing condition, a 60m sleep block should not be scheduled from the start.  

Another great boon of non-reducing version is that sleepers do not have to be confined to a specific duration of daytime core length, as long as it's no shorter than ~50m (to differentiate with E1). and can be as long as ~2h. Thus, non-reducing Siesta has a lot of flexibility in scheduling, and heavily favors natural wakes (e.g, 60m daytime core one day, and ~80-90m core the next day). It is also not a requirement to sleep at the exact same hours everyday for both sleeps even when adapting (though consistency of sleep times is great). The goal is to ensure there is no sleep reduction from monophasic baseline to get as much productivity during the day as possible (for events or circumstances that require sharp decision-making and/or focus like examinations).

Another great boon of non-reducing version is that sleepers do not have to be confined to a specific duration of daytime core length, as long as it's no shorter than ~50m (to differentiate with E1). and can be as long as ~2h. Thus, non-reducing Siesta has a lot of flexibility in scheduling, and heavily favors natural wakes (e.g, 60m daytime core one day, and ~80-90m core the next day). It is also not a requirement to sleep at the exact same hours everyday for both sleeps even when adapting (though consistency of sleep times is great). The goal is to ensure there is no sleep reduction from monophasic baseline to get as much productivity during the day as possible (for events or circumstances that require sharp decision-making and/or focus like examinations).

== Lifestyle considerations ==

== Lifestyle considerations ==