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Line 35: − − − − == What does it feel like once adapted? == − Rasmus said he never felt tired and once he was tired enough he would lie down and take a 20m nap. Like other schedules, REM naps give huge boost to alertness and naps are usually very deep if they are well-timed, because the schedule doesn’t offer any core sleeps. However, it is also common to feel tired occasionally if a nap is ill-timed or if one has to stay awake for too long. − − Overall, the alertness boost from the naps is enough to sustain alertness for the next hours. A nap can also be scheduled before or after a certain event comfortably, to ensure low chance for oversleeping as alertness starts to wane. Because the successful adaptations so far are from sleep mutants and heavy insomniacs, this section is written based on their anecdotes.
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According to '''Rasmus''', “during adaptation one can go nap for 20m, wake up (and actually do things rather than just sitting in bed) for at least 20m and after at least 20m passed by, if one still feels sleepy they can go back to sleep for another 20m and rinse and repeat. However, this adaptation scheme by Rasmus is debatable in that humans usually need to stay awake for at least 90m (one full wake cycle) before sleeping again, otherwise the body will treat it as an '''interrupted core sleep'''. What is important is to make sure that you actually only take 20 minute naps and that you space them apart adequately, so that you’re actually being awake between them, which is a more sensible reasoning. The recommendation can therefore be made to not schedule the sleeps at a closer interval than 90 minutes between the naps.
According to '''Rasmus''', “during adaptation one can go nap for 20m, wake up (and actually do things rather than just sitting in bed) for at least 20m and after at least 20m passed by, if one still feels sleepy they can go back to sleep for another 20m and rinse and repeat. However, this adaptation scheme by Rasmus is debatable in that humans usually need to stay awake for at least 90m (one full wake cycle) before sleeping again, otherwise the body will treat it as an '''interrupted core sleep'''. What is important is to make sure that you actually only take 20 minute naps and that you space them apart adequately, so that you’re actually being awake between them, which is a more sensible reasoning. The recommendation can therefore be made to not schedule the sleeps at a closer interval than 90 minutes between the naps.
Rasmus said he never felt tired and once he was tired enough he would lie down and take a 20m nap. Like other schedules, REM naps give huge boost to alertness and naps are usually very deep if they are well-timed, because the schedule doesn’t offer any core sleeps. However, it is also common to feel tired occasionally if a nap is ill-timed or if one has to stay awake for too long.
Overall, the alertness boost from the naps is enough to sustain alertness for the next hours. A nap can also be scheduled before or after a certain event comfortably, to ensure low chance for oversleeping as alertness starts to wane. Because the successful adaptations so far are from sleep mutants and heavy insomniacs, this section is written based on their anecdotes.
=== Flexing Adaptation ===
=== Flexing Adaptation ===
However, because of the nap only structure, it is important to remember that SPAMAYL may not fully support the [[glymphatic system]]'s functions, which is a crucial aspect of well-being. Despite that the naps can be as long as ~60 m, sleepers can still wake in SWS, interrupting the cycle as an abrupt wake. The overall intense sleep pressure to be alleviated by the naps poses a question of whether several bodily functions also have to change due to a long exposure to a sleep regime with no core sleeps. Physically active lifestyles and average sleepers most likely cannot stick to the mere 20 m naps if their SPAMAYL only contains 20 m naps. Exercise and nutrition also play an important role in affecting sleep architecture of each nap, thus it is necessary to closely monitor these factors as well. Regardless, the unpredictability and flexibility of the nap timing makes it difficult for the body to know what naps to insert [[REM]] and/or SWS, given that REM naps, SWS naps and mixed naps can occur at any hours in the day when they are taken. These characteristics makes SPAMAYL a very inhospitable schedule for most humans, so '''inexperienced or non-mutant polyphasic sleepers should not seek to adapt to this schedule and maintain it long-term'''.
However, because of the nap only structure, it is important to remember that SPAMAYL may not fully support the [[glymphatic system]]'s functions, which is a crucial aspect of well-being. Despite that the naps can be as long as ~60 m, sleepers can still wake in SWS, interrupting the cycle as an abrupt wake. The overall intense sleep pressure to be alleviated by the naps poses a question of whether several bodily functions also have to change due to a long exposure to a sleep regime with no core sleeps. Physically active lifestyles and average sleepers most likely cannot stick to the mere 20 m naps if their SPAMAYL only contains 20 m naps. Exercise and nutrition also play an important role in affecting sleep architecture of each nap, thus it is necessary to closely monitor these factors as well. Regardless, the unpredictability and flexibility of the nap timing makes it difficult for the body to know what naps to insert [[REM]] and/or SWS, given that REM naps, SWS naps and mixed naps can occur at any hours in the day when they are taken. These characteristics makes SPAMAYL a very inhospitable schedule for most humans, so '''inexperienced or non-mutant polyphasic sleepers should not seek to adapt to this schedule and maintain it long-term'''.
== Variations ==
== Variations ==
