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The best way to nap also depends on what kind of effects you’re looking for:
- If you’re looking for a restorative nap, you should sleep later in the day when you have an increased amount of slow wave sleep.
- If you’re looking for a nap that might aid your creativity and problem solving, you should sleep earlier in the day when you experience more REM.
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The most natural time to take a nap, based on our circadian rhythms, is in the afternoon sometime between 2 and 4pm.
The ideal time to snooze is when a nap would contain a good balance of slow wave and REM sleep. This balance typically occurs 6 to 8 hours after waking.
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Plan your nap for the time when your body is naturally sleepier and you’re more likely to fall asleep.
Everybody, no matter if they live in a warm or cold climate or if they’ve eaten a big meal, experiences these subtle changes at bedtime and, to a lesser extent, in the afternoon — usua...
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- The Preparatory Nap: This is the planned nap. The responsible nap.
- The Habitual Nap: You make time for it regularly. It's a habit and it's scheduled.
- The Emergency Nap: taken out of bleary-eyed, foggy-headed necessity. They are a symptom of poor sleep hy...
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Also known as SWS, Slow-wave sleep is the most restorative one, the deepest layer of sleep without any dreams. In the SWS phase, delta waves are emitted by your brain, and memory consolidation gets activated.
According to a recent study, short naps(30 minutes) do no...
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