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[[File:QC0.png|alt=|thumb|Sample QC0 Variant]]
[[File:QC0.png|alt=|thumb|Sample QC0 Variant]]
The Quad Core (QC) family of schedules, the newest schedule group, are very unusual in structure and thus very unpopular due to the intrusive sleep blocks, difficulty in scheduling and wake time activities. They are the series of schedules that contain 4 core sleeps, totaling at least 6h sleep. So far, the only tried-and-successful schedule in this category is Quad Core 0 (QC0). Mostly because of the heavy focus on core sleeps, QC schedule(s) have a very low number of naps, or no naps at all.
The Quad Core (QC) family of schedules, the newest schedule group, are very unusual in structure and thus very unpopular due to the intrusive sleep blocks, difficulty in scheduling and wake time activities. They are the series of schedules that contain 4 core sleeps, totaling at least 6h sleep. So far, the only tried-and-successful schedule in this category is Quad Core 0 (QC0). Mostly because of the heavy focus on core sleeps, QC schedule(s) have a very low number of naps, or no naps at all.
Similar to Tri Core sleep, an advantage of QC schedule(s) is that they divide the day into several awake blocks with 4 core sleeps spreading across the day. Because different core sleeps yield different percentages of sleep types, this supports alertness and wakefulness and keeps homeostatic pressure low. Unlike schedules with a 6h uninterrupted core sleep, QC promotes deeper sleep compression with its single-cycle core sleeps, despite its decently high total sleep.
Similar to Tri Core sleep, an advantage of QC schedule(s) is that they divide the day into several awake blocks with 4 core sleeps spreading across the day. Because different core sleeps yield different percentages of sleep types, this supports alertness and wakefulness and keeps homeostatic pressure low. Unlike schedules with a 6h uninterrupted core sleep, QC promotes deeper sleep compression with its single-cycle core sleeps, despite its decently high total sleep.
== Brief history ==
== Brief history ==
