Polyphasic · Dymaxion
Dymaxion
Buckminster Fuller's 4×30-min schedule. Two hours total per day. Extreme; not recommended outside short experiments.
Schedule
| Block | Start | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Nap | 00:00 | 30 min |
| Nap | 06:00 | 30 min |
| Nap | 12:00 | 30 min |
| Nap | 18:00 | 30 min |
Honest assessment
Dymaxion is an extreme schedule with 2 hours of total daily sleep. There is no peer-reviewed evidence of long-term sustainability. Sleep deprivation at this level consistently impairs immune function, glucose metabolism, and cognition. Almost everyone who attempts it stops within weeks. Interesting to read about; not recommended to attempt.
Source: Van Dongen et al., Sleep 2003