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Originally posted by Kristoff Olafsson:
Does it decrease the amount of time one needs to fall asleep because one is more tired constantly? If not than how does that work? If it does increase dream intensity and I wouldn't be chronically tired and underfunctioning than I might consider it as an experiment. If one were to schedule the 2 to 3 hours core sleep with naps, how many naps and how long? What would be the total amount of time spent in deep-sleep (i.e. "delta" state), and how much time in REM sleep?
Yes, it definately decreases the amount it takes to go to sleep. You say it takes you about 20-30 mins. to fall asleep--well that's how long the nap is. Ideally you have 24 minute naps, according to NASA.
It's really up to you about the schedual. True polyphasic sleep is a 20-30 minute nap every 4 hours, thus 6 naps a day, and 2-3 hours of sleep.
Try to decrease the sleep gradually, i.e., first night 6 hours core sleep, one nap. Second, 4 hours, two naps; third night, 3 or so hours of sleep and two or three naps.
3-4 hours of core sleep with two to three naps might work.
About the delta, I personally don't know. I might try an hour delta nap using Brain Wave generator. So, my hypothetical schedual might look like this. 9:30 pm-hour delta nap
1:00-3:30 am core sleep
8 am optional nap
12 pm nap
4 pm nap
:')