First Fuck Up

So I had my first fuck up this afternoon.  I went to sleep at 4:20 and woke up at at 6:00.  (So in response to your text Owen, I'm still in the game cause it wasn't two hours).  I don't really know how it happened seeing as the alarm clock was right next to my ear.  That being said I guess I really needed the extra sleep.  To add insult to injury, I've been getting immunizations for my semester abroad in Uganda.  Today I got my meningitis, typhoid, and influenza shots, and I wonder if that had an effect on my sleepiness.

I've been re-reading Steve Pavlina's experience with polyphasic sleep.  He found his 1 am - 5 am cycle (the equivalent of my 12 am - 4 am) the hardest to stay awake in.  So what he did was add another nap in between at 3 am.  I might consider doing the same.  While I may have slipped here, I am going to continue to go strong.  Every blog I've read has the person missing one if not more alarms, and while I was hoping to get through without a mistake, this does not deter me from my ultimate goal.

In fact, Pavlina began experiencing more alertness and energy by day 3 and 4, so maybe tonight will be a new threshold for me.  Plus the additional hour and half of sleep I got will definitely make tonight a little easier even if I don't add that additional nap.  Another thing that Pavlina talks about is a core sleep time.  Some polyphasic sleepers add a 3-hour core sleep period often in the 4 am - 8 am range.  As intriguing and inviting as this sounds, I am going to stay away from it because it will make the adaptation period all the longer.