Re:Are Naps Good for You?
by irrational on Sunday August 13, 2023 @01:44PM
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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
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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.
Re:Are Naps Good for You?
by bryanlarsen on Sunday August 13, 2023 @04:01PM
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> 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-...