+1.Isn't naps when one wants for how long one wants one of the bennies of retirement? I play nap roulette, anywhere from 15 minutes to a couple of hours.
Fitbit sleep stage tracking helps me know if a nap might be in order on a given day. My sleep sweet spot is 7.5-8 hrs overnight and if a good portion of that is in deep sleep it’s a good predictor of a well-rested feeling. Otherwise, nappies!
DH is able to fall asleep and nap quickly, be refreshed in about 20 minutes.
Me? I never took naps as it messed with my sleep. But now retired, I have found myself to be able to nap occasionally and not worry about sleep that night. If i feel tired and can fall asleep for a nap, why not? Most times about 30 minutes, more if I am really tired.
The wonderful pleasure of retirement!!
I don't sleep well at night and enjoy naps most days.
Most often I set an alarm, usually 20 - 30 minutes. Sometimes I set an alarm for a longer nap, usually no more than one hour. Often as not I'll wake up refreshed before the alarm goes off.
Occasionally when I have no plans that day, I play nap roulette and surprise myself by sleeping between 1 - 2 hours. Those can be nice!
You guys are doing it wrong. Try this:
1. Get sleepy
2. Take caffeine pill(s)
3. Take nap
4. Wake up refreshed twenty to thirty minutes later.
Seriously, I find that I'm much more refreshed after one of these power naps.
I currently have these:
But I'm going to get some 100 mg and some 200 mg pills with just caffeine. An 8 oz cup of Starbucks has 160 mg.
My system:
6 am: 4 oz coffee
9 am: 100 mg caffeine in pill
1:30 pm: 100 mg caffeine in pill
1:31 pm: Nap
It has made me more productive in terms of writing, and I avoid that draggy feeling after waking up from a nap.
The brilliance of the coffee nap is that sleep naturally clears Adenosine from your brain!
From the moment you drink your coffee to the moment you metabolize it is about 20 minutes of pure opportunity to not only rest, but to open up those Adenosine receptors to the caffeine you just imbibed.[2]
It’s like rolling out a welcome mat just for your coffee. What could be better?
It's one of my secret luxuries, taking a short nap a few times a week. I wonder if others do this as well, and most important, do you set an alarm, naturally wake after a short time, or play the dreaded "nap roulette" where you take a nap with the possibility of waking in 20 min or 3 hours?