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Try and answer some of these questions.

How do you get off of the schedule? And how long does it take to integrate back into the usual 8 hours/day?
I dont sleep 8 hours a day anyway, since I was about 13 Iv slept about 5 hours a night and been fine; getting back onto this schedule is pretty easy and Im fine the next morning- What I will do is intend to go to bed about 12 and take a few hours more than I usualy would sleep in a normal night- If i miss the last 2 20 min 'power naps' I can usualy drop off at 12 very easily- most of the time though I automaticly wake after 20 mins and have to go back to sleep again, this isnt a problem for me. If i sleep till around 8 o clock the next morning I feel pretty much normal and can get back into my normal sleep pattern right away.

Once you're off the schedule, is it easier to get back onto it a second time?
Yes, much much easier, the first time tried the schedule the first 3 days were awful and I only began to feel good after day 5 or 6. The second time I tried it I was fine by day 4- now (After around 9-10 times) after the first day I am perfectly fine and the first day isnt really that bad.

In those rough first few days, what do you to pass the time without falling asleep?
I mentioned in my previous post that I do photoshop stuffs and enjoy late night runs- Im always busy or doing somthing so Im never sitting around.

What happens if your 20 minutes of sleep is interrupted?
It sucks a lot, this is the worse thing that can happen- if for some reason you cant get to sleep right away (this is usualy not a problem at all) for some reason (eg drinking caffene or neighbors are playing loud music etc.) or you are interupted during the sleep it will interupt your whole schedule and send you into a downward spiral of tiredness- you would be amazed how much difference the jump between 15-20 minutes makes. What I usualy do if my sleep is interupted during the 20 mins is wait an hour or 2 then take the 20 mins again, this is usualy fine.

Does the nap have to be in a fairly quiet environment? I.e. is it not advisable to do it in a noisy place.

I can now sleep anywhere as long as its not light or noisy- both those things will interupt my sleep giving me 20 minutes of [censored] sleep- you need good sleep if your doing this. When I started I could only sleep in my bed, now i can sleep on chairs, tables, floors- Im not fussy.

Suppose you spend some time with kids that keep you up and about for 12-16 hours a day, but you still manage to take your naps. How will the constant high energy expenditure affect you?
I have found it more difficult to sleep if I am using high amounts of energy within around 30 minutes before I am supposed to sleep, other than that I dont find my energy level being lower than normal after the sleep. I often went to the gym, went for runs or lifted weights and found no reduction in my performance. Possibly if you were with children all day (which is not just physical but mental strain) Im not sure how I would cope- I dont really have somthing thats similar to compare this to.

Memory Reduced?
Not that I am aware of- possibly the best thing to mention here is my win rate in poker is pretty consistant with my 'normal' winrate- this was actualy part of my test, I fully expected it to be lower, but it was actualy higher over a pretty decent sample size (although I would put this down to varience as I would say I was playing better or tilting less)

Creativity?
Id say this stayed pretty even, its hard to tell tho

Learning speed?
I read TOP for the second time and NLHTAP I feel I took a lot out of both of these books during my wierd sleep schedule.

Hope this helps
Anymore questions post em along, I havnt proof read this becuase I gota go out now so i hope it makes sence!