I should have taken over-sleeping an extra hour the other day a lot more seriously. It turned into 3 hours yesterday, and 9 hours today. With a sad heart, I have decided to give up the experiment for now. I am going on tour for just over 2 months, and I leave in a week. I cannot afford to be feeling sleep deprived when playing on stage.
To be honest, it’s really surprising to me that I was not able to make the adjustment. I don’t think I underestimated how hard it would be, although I didn’t enjoy it at all. I thought I was making real progress yesterday, because I was feeling more clear-headed than normal, but it must have been the 3 extra hours that I slept.
It’s a great lesson for me, so honestly, it’s bittersweet at worst. I have learned that I need more self-discipline. It’s really clear. I think before this, I thought of myself as a pretty disciplined person, but it became apparent that it’s just not the case. I have some discipline, but I need more. In that sense, I look forward to the weeks ahead, and my quest to become more disciplined.
Once I feel I am ready again, and I have some more time to be really flexible with, I will attempt to switch to Polyphasic Sleeping again. I already have a few ideas of what I will be doing different.
Man… Sorry to hear you didn’t make it. But it is good you seem to have learned more about yourself.
You don’t need more discipline, Dann, you need to live with a newborn baby. Every new parent experiments with polyphasic sleeping. I *do* remember acclimating, I *don’t* remember it having any benefits for anyone but the baby.
On the other hand, I saw a lot more late night television.