Practicality of Uberman Sleep

In an ideal situation, adopting a new sleeping pattern will not interfere with work, whatever hours you happen to work.

Nine to Five

The vast majority of people work this kind of day, Monday to Friday. So, for Uberman to become more widespread it would be important for it to be shown to be compatible with typical work. With figure 1 below, the sleeper would be able to follow Uberman and work at their job, having just two naps within working hours - one in the lunch break, and one late afternoon (with the 16.30 nap possibly moved past five).

Figure 1. Potentially suitable for a 9-5 job.

The compatibility here really depends on your individual situation.

• Close enough to work to have a nap at home?
• Is there somewhere suitable to have a nap at work?
• Are you allowed to sleep for 20 mins in the afternoon?

Shift work follows pretty much the same rules, although with adjusted timings.

Self employment

Potentially, this is ideal. If you work entirely on your own, you can pick whatever times you like - you will just need to work around any tasks set in stone.