Snoozester Sleep Blog

Instead of a straight-shot 6-8 hours of sleep, Polyphasic sleep involves taking multiple short sleep periods throughout the day. Each sleep period being 20-30 minutes long. According to Wikipedia, Polyphasic sleep pattern is intended to reduce sleep time to 2–5 hours daily. This article suggests that it will take a week to get used to. During the first week you may experience sleep deprivation; but after that your body will get used to it. So what are the benefits. Well, some people are reporting: more energy throughout the day, higher alertness, more vivid and lucid dreams and more time to do other things throughout the day. Eating more has been reported as a side effect of Polyphasic sleep. The increased eating pattern is caused by you sleeping less and spending more energy throughout the day. So, what about work schedules? Well, maybe its feasible for people who work from home (or don’t work at all). The article indicates that the long term health effects of this sleep pattern aren’t well known.

Drowsiness at work can hurt productivity . According to this article, a 2005 survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that 26 percent of adults get a good night’s sleep only a few nights a month or less. Another 24 percent say they get a good night’s sleep only a few nights a week. This has lead to increased sleepiness at work.

It is important to get enough sleep for physical and emotional health; this page describes good strategies for getting enough sleep (decreasing the amount of light and noise, going to bed at the same time each night, ect.)

Of course, getting enough sleep is just as important as waking up on time! Snoozester SecureAwake Wake Up Calls help you rise and shine.

This site, Sleep from A to Zzz, has been around since 1999, but for those of you who haven’t visited it before, it is a great resource for learning more about all aspects of sleep. The site has a forum, where you can discuss your personal habits and routines to help you fall asleep and wake up. The site also has: a timeline of the history of sleep research, an overview of what to expect if you visit a sleep lab and an interview with a sleep doctor.

According to a Forbes slide show, “Ten Ways To Live Longer,” a study found that people who sleep too long “had a significantly higher death rate than normal.”

This Alarm Clock Strategies page has information about making your alarm clock more effective by: setting the clock as far away from your bed as possible, getting another alarm clock, setting the alarm to a radio station, and of course, Set the alarm to radio static, as loud as possible. Also some information about alternatives to an alarm clock. Of course, we recommend using the Snoozester SecureAwake feature

We’ve found that there is really quite a bit of interesting information on the web about sleeping, oversleeping, sleeping disorders and other related topics. We hope to make this information more accessible to you by discussing it here on the new Snoozester Sleep Blog.