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Despite looking to be a somewhat “easier” Triphasic variant with an extra core sleep, most inexperienced polyphasic attempters reported '''difficulty falling asleep''' in some sleep blocks, especially the cores during graveyard hours when adaptation first begins. It is then increasingly difficult to handle SWS/REM wakes at the end of each core sleep as sleep onset issue remains present. This is most likely because of the schedule’s total sleep and distribution of sleep blocks, which does not initially raise homeostatic pressure high enough to facilitate sleep. Finally, poor quality core sleeps result in an oversleep when they finally manage to fall asleep in a core as sleep pressure becomes high enough. Therefore, it is advised that if it is impossible to fall asleep for a core after lying down for ~20m, one should wake up and wait for the next core sleep rather than trying to fall asleep and risking SWS wakes. As part of a typical 90m core sleep, failure to fall asleep fast enough will result in mid-cycle wakes; this makes adaptation to QC0 very challenging, and inexperienced sleepers should NOT attempt this schedule. '''Meditation methods''' as a way to relax and aid the body in preparation for sleep are recommended at an early adaptation stage for this schedule.  

Despite looking to be a somewhat “easier” Triphasic variant with an extra core sleep, most inexperienced polyphasic attempters reported '''difficulty falling asleep''' in some sleep blocks, especially the cores during graveyard hours when adaptation first begins. It is then increasingly difficult to handle SWS/REM wakes at the end of each core sleep as sleep onset issue remains present. This is most likely because of the schedule’s total sleep and distribution of sleep blocks, which does not initially raise homeostatic pressure high enough to facilitate sleep. Finally, poor quality core sleeps result in an oversleep when they finally manage to fall asleep in a core as sleep pressure becomes high enough. Therefore, it is advised that if it is impossible to fall asleep for a core after lying down for ~20m, one should wake up and wait for the next core sleep rather than trying to fall asleep and risking SWS wakes. As part of a typical 90m core sleep, failure to fall asleep fast enough will result in mid-cycle wakes; this makes adaptation to QC0 very challenging, and inexperienced sleepers should NOT attempt this schedule. '''Meditation methods''' as a way to relax and aid the body in preparation for sleep are recommended at an early adaptation stage for this schedule.  

== Lifestyle Consideration ==

== Lifestyle consideration ==

Lifestyle-wise, QC0 only benefits work-from-home occupations and individuals with higher sleep requirements than average (at least 8.5h and up to 9.5h monophasic) to have adequate sleep pressure to fall asleep in all 4 cores. With 4 core sleeps, however, it can '''support physical activities''' to some extent (assuming normal SWS requirements and some increase due to exercising). Eventually, though, QC0 is still considered a subpar choice to '''''Triphasic-extended''''', which is more beginner-friendly and sees plentiful success; it also faces stiff usage competition from other more popular multi-core schedules (Dual Core and Tri Core) in general. The strongest reason one would adapt to this schedule first would be to transition to CAMAYL [insert link to CAMAYL page] to gain a lot of flexibility in scheduling core sleeps and assist in a more hectic, changing lifestyle.

Lifestyle-wise, QC0 only benefits work-from-home occupations and individuals with higher sleep requirements than average (at least 8.5h and up to 9.5h monophasic) to have adequate sleep pressure to fall asleep in all 4 cores. With 4 core sleeps, however, it can '''support physical activities''' to some extent (assuming normal SWS requirements and some increase due to exercising). Eventually, though, QC0 is still considered a subpar choice to '''''Triphasic-extended''''', which is more beginner-friendly and sees plentiful success; it also faces stiff usage competition from other more popular multi-core schedules (Dual Core and Tri Core) in general. The strongest reason one would adapt to this schedule first would be to transition to CAMAYL [insert link to CAMAYL page] to gain a lot of flexibility in scheduling core sleeps and assist in a more hectic, changing lifestyle.

[[Category:Schedules]]

[[Category:Schedules]]

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