Curious to see how popular naps are

  • De_Narm@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    No, I cannot nap. I don’t fall asleep easily outside my normal bedtime and don’t feel refreshed afterwards.

    • folkrav@lemmy.ca
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      4 hours ago

      The key to feeling refreshed is keeping them extremely short (think about 15 minutes tops), you need to wake up before hitting deep sleep or you have to wait for your next REM cycle to be over. It’s admittedly pretty problematic when you have trouble falling asleep. My wife has this problem too, and she’s a light sleeper on top, so naps don’t work well for her. If I lay down for sleep, it happens in a matter of minutes, so a 15-20 minute power nap is easy and very efficient.