Translations:Scheduling overview/16/en
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Here is a basic classifcation of schedules by their difficulty level, assuming a typical sleeper with 8h monophasic sleep and normal levels of SWS and REM:
| Difficulty | Example schedules | TST range | Sleep time cut | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | BiphasicX, E1-ext,
Siesta-ext, Segmented-ext |
7-8 | <1 hour | Recommended for beginners or those needing significant flexibility. |
| Moderate | E1, E2, E3-ext, Siesta, DC1, Triphasic-ext,
Segmented, DC1-ext |
5-6 | 1-2 hours | Require a significant adaptation process, but can be quite flexible after adapting. |
| Hard | E3, DC2 | 4-5 | 2-3 hours | Require harsh adaptations and are not particularly flexible for most people. |
| Very hard | DC3, Bimaxion, Triphasic | 4-5 | 2-3 hours | Considered harder than the "Hard" ones because they do not contain a longer core during SWS peak hours. |
| Extremely hard | E4, E3-shortened, Uberman, Dymaxion | <4 | >4 hours | Not considered possible for most people. |
