Dymaxion and Everyman

Dymaxion is one of the most difficult schedules. First person who succeeded at this schedule was Buckminster Fuller. He slept for 30 minutes every 6 hours. That's how dymaxion works. Eventually he had to quit. Suprisingly the reason of becoming monophasic again wasn't sleep deprivation. The reason was peer pressure. Usually the reason of quitting is social problems. It's hard to become polyphasic in this monophasic world. Anyway, back to topic. After that most people who tried dymaxion failed. People who tried it and Uberman both, said that Dymaxion is far more difficult than Uberman. Myself, I think dymaxion is very difficult to succeed. 30 minute naps are less likely to suit you than 20 minute naps. 6 hours of gap between naps are difficult to endure. One other thing; I said Uberman isn't flexible and you will feel like shit if you miss a nap. Dymaxion is even worse. If you miss a nap you won't feel like shit. You will feel like bullshit (or holy shit) Don't be scared if you were planning on Dymaxion. Fuller did it for 2 years. So you might be able to do it too.


Everyman has got, as you can see, a 'core' sleep. It's like normal sleep just a bit shorter. Everyman is kinda like Siesta but more complicated. Everyman is very flexible. It's so flexible you can set it however you like. It is considered as "less hardcore than others" You won't feel very zombie-like at the adaptation period but it will take more time to feel alert like monophasic people. Uberman takes around 2-4 weeks but it is very difficult to adapt. If you can't handle Uberman but got a lot of free time everyman is better. Now, about the flexibility: I know a guy who experimented with some everyman schedules. He said that the best schedule he had was 4x20+1x170. That means you have 4 naps 20 minutes each and you have a core sleep for 170 minutes. Sometimes people make it 2 core sleeps and 2 naps. I came across a schedule where you have a core sleep for 4 hours and take only one nap. But if it works for someone that doesn't mean it will work for you too. As I said, everybody's system is different. You should create your own schedules and find the one that fits better your lifestyle. A word of advice, 15-20 minutes of naps are the best. If you make it like 30 it will be difficult. Not impossible, but difficult.