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Hi, I was wondering if polyphasic sleep is dangerous? What kinds of long term health effects could it have? Did anyone try it?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Yes, there is a lot of research about it and you can go really wild with it. Bottom line is, if you try to reduce the total amount of time you spend sleeping, your body will use the time as much as possible for regeneration. You'll have a harder time memorizing new things. But basic modes of sleeping mostly during the night with a nap during the day or so are completely normal and unproblematic.