Well, to start of I understand doing something such as this could be considered very unhealthy. It is something however that will much better fit my lifestyle, and untimely resulting in the sleep that I do get.. to be better. I've made my own schedule to work around the two jobs that I currently have. I'm hoping this will give me more overall energy throughout my work days and give me more time for my personal hobbies. Between my girlfriend, my jobs and my sleep, I have no time for myself. This would change that and I'm looking for opinions. Will this sleep schedule work? Giving me 3.5 total hours of sleep per night. I plan to cut it down to 3 eventually, only getting 2 hours instead of 2.5 hours of core sleep.
(Core) 12:00am-2:30am
(First Nap) 8:00am-8:20am
(Second Nap) 1:20pm-1:40pm
(Third Nap) 6:40pm-7:00pm
Repeat at core
Answers & Comments
The only thing I would change for your schedule is make your second nap 1:00pm-1:20pm. then your third nap 6:00pm-6:20pm. It's fine the way you have it, but generally from what I've researched myself people seem to just keep the times that they start the nap at 5 hours apart instead of the ends of the naps.
No scientific studies have been done on polyphasic sleep, however several people have put an effort into it (myself included). You've got good times for your hours, I suggest you get your girlfriend or a good friend to come over for a few days and help you to not miss a nap or oversleep.
Everyman is said to take a few weeks to get onto properly, where you won't be tired at all until it's actually time for your next nap. But you are functional when you first start at least and the bottom point you hit is no where near the drop that you could experience on other schedules.
I would suggest you find a time that you can get a few days to a week or so off your work and have no plans. maybe around a holiday, or find a time that you can vacation without a major penalty. As you aren't going to be fully functional for a while after beginning this.
Polyphasic sleep has always interested me and it gives you a lot more hours of the day to do what you want. Wanting to spend the time alone is good as often you have no one to spend time with those early morning hours. Careful of boredom. The extra hours can give you a lot of that after you've finished all that needs doing.
Good Luck