No more gradual method(Week 5)

I was convinced since the first week when adjusting was taking it's toll that I would do a gradual step down into 3 hours of sleep. This worked sometimes with a wide varying amount of sleep, I've gotten 3 hours, the usual 6 hours and the rare and always disappointing 12 hour hibernations(I've had 2). This week was so so up until a 12 hour sleep that left me in both physical and emotional distress, it was actually the worst I've felt in my whole time of being polyphasic. It was after this that I decided to be much more vigilant about my schedule which I've taken too many liberties with. No more improvising, at least until I'm adjusted.