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when having a nap

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Juno

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inspired by this thread.

when i try to sleep for maybe 10-15 minutes, i don't really sleep. it's like my eyes are closing and been wanting to sleep. i often end up sleeping for two or three hours.

i cannot just nap for less than 30 minutes, i'd be like, "that's it, i cannot sleep at all. i'm up now" something like that.

i guess i'm a noob at napping. so how do you describe nap?
 
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Nap = Sleep in the middle of the day, or more specifically, sleep outside your normal daily/nightly sleep schedule
 
I also have no idea how someone can sleep for less than 20 minutes and get any benefit from it. If I fall asleep I'm out for at least 2 hours if I'm not woken up.
 
If your wake up during a REM cycle you will feel more tired than when you laid down. There's been much sleep research supporting this. I find that if I sleep for less than 45 min its "napping" but longer its sleeping with REM.
 
Originally posted by: Pastore
I also have no idea how someone can sleep for less than 20 minutes and get any benefit from it. If I fall asleep I'm out for at least 2 hours if I'm not woken up.
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agreed.

what is the ideal nap length?
 
Originally posted by: oboeguy
power nap FTW
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15 minute power naps increases productivity! Da Vinci took 15 minute naps throughout the day, and didn't sleep at night. I forget what the term is called for this, but it works.
 
Originally posted by: Tom
I can post while napping.

zzzzzzzz
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I used to take calls while sleeping at my old job. Got an 80% on a quality audit on one. On others... let's just say I said a lot of things that didn't make sense.
 
Power nap.

I sleep for 14 - 17 minutes, when I need it. I just close my eyes, zone out, and put a timer on for 17 minutes. If I wake up before the time is up, it's usually > 14 minutes, but it works wonders. If you go over 20 minutes, it's still not a problem, as long as you have a friend to wake you up when your timer has gone off.
 
It takes me way too long to fall asleep to be able to nap effectively. If I lay down during the day, I'll be out for a few hours - unless I set an alarm for 30 minutes or less, in which case I never even get to sleep (or just barely) and then just end up pissed off that I have to get up so soon. 😛 I have no idea how people are able to actually sleep for 15-30 minutes.
 
I sometimes take naps in the evning when I get home from work, but lately they have turned into less of a nap and more of a "went to bed at 6:30-7:00pm" and even though I wake up several times in the evening, I just end up going back to bed.
 
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
It takes me way too long to fall asleep to be able to nap effectively. If I lay down during the day, I'll be out for a few hours - unless I set an alarm for 30 minutes or less, in which case I never even get to sleep (or just barely) and then just end up pissed off that I have to get up so soon. 😛 I have no idea how people are able to actually sleep for 15-30 minutes.
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Well, I never try to sleep for less than 30 mins, but that I can do. I need to set an alarm though.
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
It takes me way too long to fall asleep to be able to nap effectively. If I lay down during the day, I'll be out for a few hours - unless I set an alarm for 30 minutes or less, in which case I never even get to sleep (or just barely) and then just end up pissed off that I have to get up so soon. 😛 I have no idea how people are able to actually sleep for 15-30 minutes.
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Well, I never try to sleep for less than 30 mins, but that I can do. I need to set an alarm though.
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I should have said 15-60 minutes maybe. Anything under a few hours is useless to me and just serves to piss me off 😛

Edit: Unless I first take 400mg of caffeine. Then I can usually wake up without too much trouble in 30-60 minutes.
 
Sometimes at work i'll get so tired, i'll just put my head on the desk and nap (even though I don't think I actually sleep). I just close my eyes and relax for 20 minutes, then i feel refreshed.
 
Originally posted by: Juno
inspired by this thread.

when i try to sleep for maybe 10-15 minutes, i don't really sleep. it's like my eyes are closing and been wanting to sleep. i often end up sleeping for two or three hours.

i cannot just nap for less than 30 minutes, i'd be like, "that's it, i cannot sleep at all. i'm up now" something like that.

i guess i'm a noob at napping. so how do you describe nap?
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How can you try to sleep, fail, but still fall asleep? 😕 Having trouble deciphering this. Are you saying that it takes longer than 30 minutes for you to actually fall sleep? I think so but it's confusing because you seem to include the time it takes to go to sleep in the total time you slept. It would be like me saying, I slept for 8 hours last night but only got 2 hours of sleep.

 
No work today ... just woke up from a 3 hour nap myself! 😉


I need to sleep for at least 2.5-3 hours or its pretty much worthless.
 
Originally posted by: logic1485
Power nap.

I sleep for 14 - 17 minutes, when I need it. I just close my eyes, zone out, and put a timer on for 17 minutes. If I wake up before the time is up, it's usually > 14 minutes, but it works wonders. If you go over 20 minutes, it's still not a problem, as long as you have a friend to wake you up when your timer has gone off.
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Amen, brother. 17 minutes is the perfect amount to get the post-lunch sleepies out. 🙂:thumbsup:

 
spend some time in the military, you can learn to sleep at any time for any length of time. I fell asleep at the wheel of an 8,000 ton destroyer
 
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