Are Naps Good for You?

Re:Are Naps Good for You? by bryanlarsen on Sunday August 13, 2023 @01:24PM (#37111993)

Note that you shouldn't be groggy if you limit your naps to less than 20 minutes.

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Re:Are Naps Good for You? by irrational on Sunday August 13, 2023 @01:44PM (#37112199)

But, how do you limit your naps to 20 minutes? What if it takes 19 minutes to fall asleep and then your alarm goes off after 1 minute of sleep?

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Re:Are Naps Good for You? by carstenhag on Sunday August 13, 2023 @02:01PM (#37112362)

Sometimes you know how long you usually need to fall asleep, for me it's 5-10 min or I am not falling asleep (for a nap). So I set the timer to 35min.

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Re:Are Naps Good for You? by bryanlarsen on Sunday August 13, 2023 @04:01PM (#37113791)

> What if it takes 19 minutes to fall asleep and then your alarm goes off after 1 minute of sleep?

That's a successful nap.

IME there's not much difference between 1 minute of sleep and 15 minutes. Both give me a similar recharge. I think a large part of it is relaxing enough to actually fall asleep.

https://www.livescience.com/little-known-sleep-stage-may-be-...

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Re:Are Naps Good for You? by gochi on Sunday August 13, 2023 @01:54PM (#37112294)

It's why meditation apps can be so useful, there are so many options in the 10-20 minute range and you feel much better than trying to time a nap and setting a horrible alarm sound to wake you up.

Most of them also have nice endings, in that they encourage you to stretch or something of the sort to "wake up" from your meditation.

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