Is surviving on 20-minute naps bad for you?

Re:Is surviving on 20-minute naps bad for you? by zxcvvcxz on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @02:39PM (#9541059)

I find a lot of irony in people's anecdotal "I did the uberman sleep schedule, it works."

Key word: did. As in, past tense. Clearly it does not work better than the alternatives, or you'd still be doing it. Don't mistake short-term survival for long-term viability.

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Re:Is surviving on 20-minute naps bad for you? by bcassedy on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @02:54PM (#9541167)

The article is talking long-term viability in the sense of its impact on health and longevity. From what I've seen in comments here and experienced myself, the reasons for abandoning uberman are largely social in nature.

Your statement that clearly it doesn't work as well as the alternative (as relates to the article) is unfounded.

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Re:Is surviving on 20-minute naps bad for you? by adrianpike on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @02:59PM (#9541197)

It does work - health-wise.

Socially, not so much. It added a ton of extra strain to my relationships.

I'll definitely be switching back to it, but I'll be coinciding it with some self-imposed hermitage.

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