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raccoon

(31,351 posts) Fri May 17, 2024, 06:48 AM May 2024

Is it better to take a nap at a certain time of day than to just take one whenever I feel like it?

Or does it matter?

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Is it better to take a nap at a certain time of day than to just take one whenever I feel like it? (Original Post) raccoon May 2024 OP

I think it's an individual kind of thing,,,, KarenS May 2024 #1

The ideal length and time of day Joe Cool May 2024 #2

Twenty minutes? Why bother? Random Boomer May 2024 #4

I've heard the earlier the better. mopinko May 2024 #3

KarenS

(4,479 posts)

1. I think it's an individual kind of thing,,,,

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2024, 07:10 AM

May 2024

I nap after lunch (which is our big meal of the day). It is not a luxury it is absolutely part of my sleep pattern.

Some times I do smaller naps in the morning.

Joe Cool

(942 posts)

2. The ideal length and time of day

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2024, 07:31 AM

May 2024

is 20 minutes and between 2 and 5pm according to research.

Random Boomer

(4,221 posts)

4. Twenty minutes? Why bother?

Reply to Joe Cool (Reply #2)

Sat May 18, 2024, 10:57 AM

May 2024

My naps are epic. They tend to run between 2-3 hours. If I'm tired enough to nap, I REALLY need my sleep.

mopinko

(71,364 posts)

3. I've heard the earlier the better.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri May 17, 2024, 08:52 AM

May 2024

if i have a particulary bad night, I take a 'coffee nap'. sometimes after only 1 cup. usually after 2 and a yogurt or something. usually at least an hour, hour 1/2.
noon/1 is my sweet spot. if I make it past 2, i try to just tough it out, tho i usually nod off w my face in a screen.
any later than that, and I wake up at beer o'clock, and nothing's getting done.

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