Quote Originally Posted by Serclfs View Post
I've always been confused about this, so if I stay up for half an hour( after a WBTB) my body will skip the other stages of sleep and dive into REM quicker? Doesn't it continue where it left off? I'll definitely try this, I've tried my way with little success so far so why not. My only problem is I have trouble falling back asleep, even when I stop my attempt I'll be more aware and won't be able to get comfortable.
Well I just noticed that I am missing a real answer to this as well but as far as I understood it myself, yes and no. You will not just completely skip that sleep but often your REM cycles are partially bound to a specific daytime so a WBTB does allow you to get there faster. I think at least.