Have you ever felt like there just wasn’t enough time in the day to get everything done?  Do you have a bunch of projects that are just waiting for you to pick them up someday, never knowing when that day is?  Do you feel like you want to be more productive, but don’t know what to do?  I suggest trying out the Everyman Sleep Schedule.

I’m no expert in the science sleep, but from what I’ve read, this sleep schedule isn’t going to drive you mad or give you narcolepsy. There are tons of people out there that feel much better after taking a nap, and with the everyman sleep schedule, you take more naps to spread your sleeping out across 24 hours. Here’s how it works:

You need to find the right time for you for your “core” sleep. This is three hours of uninterrupted sleep that should happen at the same time every night. Then, you spread three 20 minute naps out across the rest of your day, about 5 hours apart from each other. This give you a total of 4 hours of sleep, but when it’s spread out like this, you are constantly refueling your body to keep on going. So now you will get back anywhere from 2-4 hours each night to work on all the different things you’ve been putting off.

I’ve been living the Everyman Sleep Schedule for about 4 days now and it’s amazing how fast your body can get used to it. I wasn’t sure how long it would take me to acclimate but it’s been mostly painless. Yesterday I was pretty tired, but today I’m feeling great. My schedule is core sleep from 4AM to 7AM when i get up and go to work. Then I take my first nap around noon, during my lunch break. Next I take a nap when I get home around 5pm, and take my final nap around 11pm. It’s been fun, and I’ve been learning a lot during the off hours of the day. I’m going to continue this experiment for a while and keep everyone updated.

If you are interested in this, click here or here to read more about this and other alternate sleep schedules. Let me know in the comments if you’ve tried this before, or are thinking about starting. You won’t believe what 2-4 more hours each day can do for you!