The staggered sleep model

This is very important if you are a prospective B-schooler. After learning all the strategy that I learnt here I thought I should do some addition myself to the world of management so here is what I call the ‘The staggered sleep model’. This model is applicable only to B-schoolers and other individuals suffering from similar stressful pattern of life.

What this model basically proposes is that you stagger your entire sleep in 2 (or if needed more) parts. Normally a typical B-schooler finds it next to impossible to find a stretch of 6 hours to sleep continuously. So the best proposed way is to divide your sleep into two stretches of 3 hours each.

A normal human’s sleep goes through three different phases, moving from the conscious stage to the REM stage. This entire cycles lasts for around 90 mins so if your plan your sleep to be in multiples of 90 mins you will get best results. If your sleep cycle is more than 90 mins, you can find out after applying the model a few times and adjust your plan to the 100 or 110 mins of cycle you might have. You can further customize the plan as per your time availability, you can have two cycles of 90 mins and one of 3 hours. It is advised that you at least have one cycle of 3 hours a day.

The power-power nap: The quickest way of getting your energy back. Have a can of an energy drink or a tea / coffee if you prefer that and take a nap for 30 mins. What happens is that the energy drink kicks into your system after half an hour or so. Also after half an hour you are somewhere in the 2^nd phase of your sleep, if you go beyond you tend to wake up groggy and disoriented. So when you wake up a little fresh, the energy drink kicks in and you are all charged up for a few more hours of life. Tip: If you have time, a cold shower works wonders after this. Please note that you’ll last for only a few hours after this but it’s a fast way to recharge your batteries to stretch a li’l bit.

Disclaimer: Note the sleep models suggested are not better than the normal sleeping pattern of humans but is a survival strategy in adverse conditions.