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Dual Core 2, or DC2, is the second dual core schedule, a logical upgrade from DC1 with the addition of 1 nap and some sleep reduction from the core sleeps. The total sleep of DC2 hovers around the hospitable zone for long-term sustenance, approximately ~5-5.5h of total sleep each day. {{DC2}}

Dual Core 2, or DC2, is the second dual core schedule, a logical upgrade from DC1 with the addition of 1 nap and some sleep reduction from the core sleeps. The total sleep of DC2 hovers around the hospitable zone for long-term sustenance, approximately ~5-5.5h of total sleep each day. {{TNT|DC2}}

== Mechanism ==

== Mechanism ==

With 2 core sleeps placed around the sleep peaks and 2 supplemental naps in the day, DC2 is similar to E3-extended in sleep distribution and offers a decent napping frequency to learn the napping behavior. '''DC2 in a way resembles E3''', except that the first nap of E3 is now the second core in DC2.  

With 2 core sleeps placed around the sleep peaks and 2 supplemental naps in the day, DC2 is similar to E3-extended in sleep distribution and offers a decent napping frequency to learn the napping behavior. '''DC2 in a way resembles E3''', except that the first nap of E3 is now the second core in DC2.  

However, to ensure the naps have good quality, it can be tricky to plan the nap before lunch when the noon break window is too short to take both the nap and have lunch. In addition, many people can also sustain 1 daytime nap in the long run, so 2 naps may prove to be an arduous choice for long-term practice. This also calls for the viability of the '''early rotation/Pronap''' scheduling choice, at the cost of a complete sacrifice of social time in the evening. In the end, though, the first core sleep of DC2 (which is usually taken around ~9-10 PM, or at worst, 11 PM in rare cases) poses more hindrance for social life around these hours; this weakness is only mitigated on extended version, which is also outperformed by other extended schedules with the better niches they offer. Non-natural Segmented sleep habits or poor planning during the wake gap at night can quickly lead to boredom and boost the difficulty of the adaptation. Overall, even though DC2 possesses the flaws of a typical Dual Core schedule, it does offer decent variability and diversity in its scheduling potential.

However, to ensure the naps have good quality, it can be tricky to plan the nap before lunch when the noon break window is too short to take both the nap and have lunch. In addition, many people can also sustain 1 daytime nap in the long run, so 2 naps may prove to be an arduous choice for long-term practice. This also calls for the viability of the '''early rotation/Pronap''' scheduling choice, at the cost of a complete sacrifice of social time in the evening. In the end, though, the first core sleep of DC2 (which is usually taken around ~9-10 PM, or at worst, 11 PM in rare cases) poses more hindrance for social life around these hours; this weakness is only mitigated on extended version, which is also outperformed by other extended schedules with the better niches they offer. Non-natural Segmented sleep habits or poor planning during the wake gap at night can quickly lead to boredom and boost the difficulty of the adaptation. Overall, even though DC2 possesses the flaws of a typical Dual Core schedule, it does offer decent variability and diversity in its scheduling potential.

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