Why is a 5 minute nap so refreshing?

aphex

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I dont get it, i took a 5 minute nap a little earlier after a long day at work.. And i feel completely refreshed... Did i trick my body or something??
 

fr

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It has something to do with the number 5....like how F5 refreshes your screen.
 

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It's sort of like a quick charge on a cell phone...you work great for a little bit after the recharge, but after a little bit of use you just fall flat on your face again.
 

Eli

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Heh.. I've never really been able to do that.. When I'm awake, I'm awake.. and when I'l sleepy, I sleep...
 

toph99

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5 minutes makes you feel refreshed? if someone wakes me up 5 minutes after i fall asleep they had better run, or have a damn good reason :p i'm always more tired after naps
 

RossMAN

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These so called "power naps" have never done anything for me because I never fall asleep. The whole time I'm lying down, I'm thinking "ok I'm gonna sleep for 5-30 minutes, wake up then feel fully recharged", then nothing happens. Even if I do fall asleep I wake up groggy.

Give me a "real 2 hour nap" and I wake up fully refreshed, of course it's harder to sleep at night time though since I had that previous nap.
 

Supermercado

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Originally posted by: her209
I hear 5 women is pretty refreshing too :D
:Q

And I agree with the original statement, power naps are indeed very nifty. I usually need a little more than 5 minutes, though. More like 15.
 

Lunarcade

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I dunno about the 5 minute thing, but sleeping for more than 12 hours makes me sleepy. I love college. :D
 

Copperman

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mine last about 15 minutes and I try to grab at least one a day

what I am actually doing is 15 minutes a day nap
times that by 7 a week that is 105 minutes extra each week I am sleeping
body stays refreshed

ahhh not really but trying to do that Kramer thing but backward
remember he slept what was it...............20 minutes every so many hours

funny stuff
 

GooberPHX420

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Originally posted by: fr
It has something to do with the number 5....like how F5 refreshes your screen.

HAHAH nice ;)


I dunno man, that shyt makes me more tired. Like when I know I have to be somewhere in an hour, i wont be able to sleep. I wake up every 3 or 4 mins, check the clock and sleep again. Suxorz.
 

Linux23

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those 5 minute naps work perfectly when you have been driving like 8 hours straight. catching a 5 minute nap while you're driving is very, very refreshing!:D
 

MWink

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I tried the 5 minute power-nap and failed.
Woke up 4 in the morning after sleeping 12 hours!

That sounds like what happens to me. I can NOT sleep for only a few minutes. If I go to sleep I will sleep for 2 hours min.
 

LiLRiceBoi

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Originally posted by: sheselectric
Power naps RULE!!! Just a little recharging keeps you going for hours and hours. :)

Power naps kick @ss. I even know someone who's hardcore, she naps for 15 min, does 30 min of work, naps for 30 min, does 45 min of work, naps for an hour, does 1 hour 15 min of work... etc.

And it seems to work for her, she's never tired and she's hella buzy too.

 

Kadarin

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It's worked for me, on occasion. I've been dead tired at work (working nights), and fallen asleep for 5 min, after which I'm able to keep working at full alertness. I don't know why it works, though.