How Long Should I Nap?⁠

Are you someone who sets an alarm? Or do you like to play nap roulette? Will it be 15 minutes... or 4 hours? ⁠

Even just a 10-20 minute nap during the day can provide you with benefits like enhancing the ability to learn, boosting alertness and improving your mood. It appears the key to a productive power nap is to keep it between 10 to 20 minutes, otherwise you risk going too far into the sleep cycle which can result in that groggy feeling upon waking and can extend into the rest of your day. ⁠

On the other hand, if you have the time to, then completing a full REM (rapid eye movement) cycle, which takes approximately one and a half hours, will facilitate dreaming and lead to an improvement in creativity.⁠

This handy information can also help you adjust to a smooth waking experience when getting a full nights sleep, trying not to disturb your sleep cycle mid-cycle. There are plenty of apps available to help you achieve this and wake up non-groggy. ⁠

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Source: WSJ, USA