I want the sleep that I have.
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I want the sleep that I have.

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What is segmented sleep and is it healthy?
What is segmented sleep and is itĀ healthy?
Most of us sleep the same way. Fall into bed late at night and spend the next 8 hours ā if weāre lucky ā dreaming and snoring until the alarm goes off. But not everyone does it that way. Some people split their sleep into two or more shifts. Itās called segmented sleep and thereās a lot of buzz about it being the right choice in todayās fast-paced world. But before you dive in and make plans forā¦
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Late last year, an edgy, blanked-Āout feeling nestled in with me and wouldnāt leave. Iād find myself sitting at my desk, facing emails that I couldnāt remember sending and deeply wished to retract.
I imagine that most of y'all who have studied sociology already know that prior to industrial capitalism the majority of human civilizations favored segmented/biphastic sleep schedules, but I learned this information freshly today and it feels like insanity. So much of what I believe about the human condition is arbitrarily constructed.
It is clear that biphasic sleep was not unique to Western households. Instead, it occurred well beyond the bounds of Europe and North America in other cultures and continents, including the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Latin America, thereby heightening the likelihood that throughout the preindustrial world this form of sleep was not at all uncommon, including in equatorial cultures.4 The French priest AndrĆ© Thevet, on traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1555, reported that the Tupinamba Indians ate whenever they had an appetite, āeven at night after their first sleep they get up to eat and then return to sleep.ā5 In the early 19th century, residents of Muscat, the capital of Oman, were said to retire early, lying ādown before 10 o'clock,ā so that ābefore midnight their first sleepā was āusually over.ā6
More recently, ethnographic evidence from the late 19th century to the latter half of the 20th century indicates that numerous non-Western cultures not exposed to artificial lighting still experienced āfirstā and āsecondā sleep, from Surinamese Maroons on the northeastern coast of South America7 to the As-ante and Fante on the West African coast, for whom the phrase in their native Tshi language āwoadĆ” ayi d. fÄā signifies āthey lie in the first sleep,ā whereas āwayi (or wada) d. biakÅā reads āhe has slept the first part of the night.ā8
Making Time
Street Light by Giacomo Balla (1909) shows a street light overpowering the crescent moon, signifying a new era of artificial light.Ā
Our unit on time was really intriguing to me because I have a strange relationship with sleep, as Iām sure most of us do. Iāve always struggled to find the right sleeping schedule for myself and Iāve often wondered āwhat did people do before we had artificial light?ā. I got my answer during our unit on making time. Living in an industrialised world, our schedule is thrown off because we have created more time to work. We are pushing the limits of waking hours and putting productivity over health. I have felt pressured to stay up way past my ābed-timeā as I struggle to finish an essay or study for a test. Which is dumb! Iāve always thought that was dumb, so why have I been doing it? Sleep is a source of stress for me because I never know if Iām sleeping correctly. With my unnatural schedule itās hard to knowĀ when Iām tired or when Iām ready to wake up. In this day and age, the need to be productive is ever pressing. Factories run through the night, goods are transported at all hours of the day, and the world never really sleeps as a result. This leads to more carbon dioxide production than ever before, as I mentioned in my post āThe World We Have Madeā. We are fighting our natural clocks.
The concept of segmented sleep came up in our discussion about sleep before artificial light became ubiquitous during the Industrial Revolution. People used to go to bed around dusk, because once it was dark you couldnāt do very much. Then, out of instinct, people would wake up in the middle of the night and socialize, procreate, or meditate for a couple hours before their second sleep. This time between the two sleeps was a time of deep intimacy and healing. Iāve always known that humans need sleep to be healthy, but this unit really solidified that the way most of us sleep now is far from ideal. So, I started going to bed earlier and earlier, limiting my screen time and overhead light use after dinner. I started to feel sleepy around 11pm, then 10pm. My natural waking time shifted to 7am. As final tests and essays crept up on me once again, I fell into my old patterns. It takes a great push to counter the societal schedule weāve fallen into. Iām continuing to create time for myself where I can detach from school work and screens and just be present.
Mindfulness and sabbath were other topics we covered in this unit. The sabbath is a time to rest and nurture relationships without working, cooking, or spending money. This allows for the creation of āholiness in timeā as Abraham Joshua Heschel teaches in Sabbath.Ā We all need to be more mindful, because despite having āmore timeā it seems like less of it belongs to us. But, we have the power to spend our time how we want to. We can find leisure time in moments we typically categorize as āworkingā, as is explained in Brigid Schulteās book Overwhelmed. Time is up to our interpretation.
I was moved by this unit to reflect on how I exist in time. Iāve become more appreciative of my own biological clock, and Iām respecting it more. Iām cherishing my waking moments and I look forward to sleeping. Iāve learned how to make my days feel like my own. Iām proud of how I spend my time, and donāt solely place value in productivity relating to school. One way I feel free from time is by walking, which leads me to the next unit: āWhere is Nature?ā
(Heschel, Abraham Joshua. Sabbath. Syracuse University Press, 1999.)

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Day 1
Itās 7:20 am. I woke up around 6:45 after going back to bed at 2:45 and falling asleep maybe around 3:20 or so. I probably would have fallen asleep more quickly had I not been dealing with some unrelated stomach issues that were causing me pain and keeping me awake.
I didnāt get enough sleep. By my calculations, I got somewhere around 6 to 6.5 hours of sleep. I can feel it. I need 7 minimum. That said, being tired and under-rested has been pretty normal for me the past few weeks, so itās nothing new.
If I feel bad enough this afternoon, I might take a short nap, but Iām hoping to head to bed early (9ish) again tonight to see if I fall asleep any easier.
I could take melatonin to help me sleep but I worry that would cause my body to sleep past its supposed natural waking point during the night, and Iām interested to see what kind of pattern I might settle into without the help of sleep aids.
Night 1
It is 1:30 am. I went to bed around 9 pm but was unable to fall asleep until around 10:30. Iām not surprised, since my usual bedtime is closer to 10-11 pm. I imagine falling asleep earlier will become easier with practice.
I awoke easily at around 1:10. I hope thatās what I was supposed to do. I didnāt set an alarm; Iām trying to see if my body is going to show me what it wants to do.
Is this all a crazy, hippie-dippie experiment? Maybe. But it seems to work for some people, and Iāve got nothing to lose, so why not?
Edit 2:06 am: Forgot to mention that I had heartburn when I woke up. I had a pretty big dinner right before bed, which probably explains it. Iām going to have to keep an eye on that.
2:33, a few more thoughts before I head back to bed: I feel kind of gross, like I didnāt get enough sleep (which tends to affect me a lot.. hence this whole experiment). Maybe tomorrow night will be better.
The causes and consequences of insomnia are many and varied, but it may be helpful for people to know that what most of us consider the ānormalā sleep pattern (eight hours of uninterrupted sleep) may not be normal at all.Ā