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== Mechanism ==

== Mechanism ==

Bimaxion (often referred to as Bimax) for short, is a polyphasic pattern of the "maxion" family. The typical trait of this family of schedules is the use of 30m naps, or '''Dymaxion naps.''' Following from the original Dymaxion sleep schedule, Bimaxion is designed with the intent of creating a fallback schedule after Dymaxion is no longer sustainable (e.g, sickness, more physical activities). Originally mapped out to total only 4h sleep each day by GeneralNguyen, the schedule used to be called "Quadphasic" (4 sleeps per day of 1h each, but more focus on nocturnal sleep and less sleep during the day). It then became Bimaxion with 2 core sleeps of only 1 full cycle each, and 2 30m naps, resulting in the change in naming (2 naps = "bi") to clarify naming.  

Bimaxion (often referred to as Bimax) for short, is a polyphasic pattern of the "maxion" family. The typical trait of this family of schedules is the use of 30m naps, or '''Dymaxion naps.''' Following from the original Dymaxion sleep schedule, Bimaxion is designed with the intent of creating a fallback schedule after Dymaxion is no longer sustainable (e.g, sickness, more physical activities). Originally mapped out to total only 4h sleep each day by GeneralNguyen, the schedule used to be called "Quadphasic" (4 sleeps per day of 1h each, but more focus on nocturnal sleep and less sleep during the day). It then became Bimaxion with 2 core sleeps of only 1 full cycle each, and 2 30m naps, resulting in the change in naming (2 naps = "bi") to clarify naming. Bimaxion is the schedule that gives a highest amount of sleep each day in the "-maxion" family of schedules (4h), to reflect on the idea of an "intense lifestyle with little sleep" from Buckminster Fuller, who created Dymaxion sleep himself. 

Because Bimaxion possesses 2 core sleeps that are concentrated around the night hours, it sparks the traits of Dual Core sleep, where one core is always scheduled before midnight to take advantage of the SWS peak, while the other core is around sunrise hours for REM sleep. At face value, Bimaxion coincidentally looks like a shortened DC2 schedule where the core sleeps only have 1 full cycle, and an overall low total sleep. However, at its heart, Bimaxion is often considered "'''easier Dymaxion'''", just like how E3 is to Uberman. Bimaxion's distribution of sleeps is made to '''closely resemble Dymaxion's''' - one sleep around midnight, another around dawn, late morning/noon and mid/late-afternoon hours. Bimaxion, therefore, is one of the two "-maxion" schedules that theoretically can pave the way for a transition to a Dymaxion adaptation. To make the schedule sustainable, the first core sleep now has to be placed in the SWS peak to get as much quality SWS as possible. The second core will be dedicated to REM sleep, and the naps provide different types of sleep. The first nap, being early in the day, is bound to give a lot of REM sleep, while the second nap can give only NREM2, or potentially some more SWS as the SWS core alone does not provide enough SWS for a regular 90m SWS requirements each day.  

Because Bimaxion possesses 2 core sleeps that are concentrated around the night hours, it sparks the traits of Dual Core sleep, where one core is always scheduled before midnight to take advantage of the SWS peak, while the other core is around sunrise hours for REM sleep. At face value, Bimaxion coincidentally looks like a shortened DC2 schedule where the core sleeps only have 1 full cycle, and an overall low total sleep. However, at its heart, Bimaxion is often considered "'''easier Dymaxion'''", just like how E3 is to Uberman. Bimaxion's distribution of sleeps is made to '''closely resemble Dymaxion's''' - one sleep around midnight, another around dawn, late morning/noon and mid/late-afternoon hours. Bimaxion, therefore, is one of the two "-maxion" schedules that theoretically can pave the way for a transition to a Dymaxion adaptation. To make the schedule sustainable, the first core sleep now has to be placed in the SWS peak to get as much quality SWS as possible. The second core will be dedicated to REM sleep, and the naps provide different types of sleep. The first nap, being early in the day, is bound to give a lot of REM sleep, while the second nap can give only NREM2, or potentially some more SWS as the SWS core alone does not provide enough SWS for a regular 90m SWS requirements each day.