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Uberman is the most widely known form of polyphasic sleep, with its appeal being the large amount of extra wake time it provides.<ref>Puredoxyk (2013). [https://www.amazon.com/Ubersleep-Nap-Based-Schedules-Polyphasic-Lifestyle-ebook/dp/B00E1XAD7W ''Ubersleep: Nap-Based Sleep Schedules and the Polyphasic Lifestyle'']. Retrieved 20-11-2020.</ref> For this reason, it is also one of the most widely attempted schedules by many first-time polyphasers. However, the adaptation success for this schedule is few and far between, with virtually all attempts at the schedule ending in failure, since it does not meet the minimum sleep need for the majority of people.  

Uberman is the most widely known form of polyphasic sleep, with its appeal being the large amount of extra wake time it provides. For this reason, it is also one of the most widely attempted schedules by many first-time polyphasers. However, the adaptation success for this schedule is few and far between, with virtually all attempts at the schedule ending in failure, since it does not meet the minimum sleep need for the majority of people.  

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The current iteration of the schedule is created and named Marie Staver ([[Special:MyLanguage/Puredoxyk|Puredoxyk]]) and her buddy Psuke Briah in 1999, drawing inspiration from a [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774680,00.html TIME article] about [[Special:MyLanguage/Buckminster Fuller|Buckminster Fuller]]’s [[Special:MyLanguage/Dymaxion|Dymaxion]] sleep. It was first revealed in a [https://everything2.com/title/Uberman%2527s+Sleep+Schedule post] on everything2.com in 2000.

The current iteration of the schedule is created and named Marie Staver ([[Special:MyLanguage/Puredoxyk|Puredoxyk]]) and her buddy Psuke Briah in 1999, drawing inspiration from a [http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,774680,00.html TIME article] about [[Special:MyLanguage/Buckminster Fuller|Buckminster Fuller]]’s [[Special:MyLanguage/Dymaxion|Dymaxion]] sleep. It was first revealed in a [https://everything2.com/title/Uberman%2527s+Sleep+Schedule post] on everything2.com in 2000. It was further elaborated on in her book ''Ubersleep'' <ref name="Ubersleep">Ubersleep: Nap-Based Sleep Schedules and the Polyphasic Lifestyle. PureDoxyk, 2013. </ref>

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Both Steve Pavlina’s blogs and Puredoxyk’s book ''Ubersleep'' greatly understated the schedule’s difficulty. Puredoxyk adapted to the schedule in times of extreme stress at university, and was unable to adapt to it again afterwards. Nevertheless, people tend to overestimate their chances of succeeding. There has been no detailed accounts of someone adapting to the schedule in more recent times. You may see many logs of people attempting this schedule, but most of them ends in just a few days, presumably because the author overslept and gave up. Those failures are often used to discredit polyphasic sleep altogether, without ever considering more reasonable schedules.

Both Steve Pavlina’s blogs and Puredoxyk’s book ''Ubersleep'' greatly understated the schedule’s difficulty. Puredoxyk adapted to the schedule in times of extreme stress at university, and was unable to adapt to it again afterwards. Nevertheless, people tend to overestimate their chances of succeeding. There has been no detailed accounts of someone adapting to the schedule in more recent times. However, it is also worth noting that the [[Polyphasic Sleep Discord|Discord]] community has been almost universally discouraging Uberman attempts, and few serious attempts have been made in the past few years, which may have contributed to the lack of success.

 

You may see many logs of people attempting this schedule, but most of them ends in just a few days, presumably because the author overslept and gave up. Those failures are often used to discredit polyphasic sleep altogether, without ever considering more reasonable schedules.

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Over the years, through anecdotes of adapted sleepers, the downsides of Uberman has been gradually discovered. These may include:

Over the years, through anecdotes of adapted sleepers, the downsides of Uberman has been gradually discovered. These may include:

* little for exercising (especially with gaining muscle)  

* little for exercising (especially with gaining muscle) <ref>DontPanic. Polyphasic Sleeping Discord Server. https://discord.com/channels/249219704655183876/249219704655183876/282064906373824514. 17 Feb 2017. Retrieved 19 Dec 2020</ref>

* tendency to gain weight  

* tendency to gain weight <ref>aeia. “Giving up Polyphasic Sleep.” YouTube, YouTube, 4 July 2010, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RG44dnwyM0. </ref>

* near total inflexibility of sleep, even after adaptation  

* near total inflexibility of sleep, even after adaptation <ref name="Ubersleep"/>

* 3h40m wake gap between each nap is usually too short for real-world commitments  

* 3h40m wake gap between each nap is usually too short for real-world commitments