How many naps on average would you say you take per month?
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I take naps nearly every day, but if I take too long of one I feel shitty and exhausted the rest of the day. The trick is going for that 20ish minute power nap. The way I do it is to keep a light on and use a recliner instead of all out laying down in bed or on the couch. When I stick to that shorter nap, I feel energized for the rest of the day.
0. The last nap I took was during my college thesis year, in 2013. I have always had sleeping issues getting to bed and naps always messed up my internal clock.
Unfortunately, it doesn't matter how I lay or for how long. I can take a 10 minute nap and feel like I'm still dreaming. It's hard to explain. I just avoid them altogether now.
I would do it daily for 90 minutes or so—one sleep cycle—after lunch, and then sleep for 6 hours in the night. I loved it, but now I have a job that makes this impossible. So naps nowadays are rare and haphazard, which means I will just wake up groggy and feeling shit for the next 3 hours. There's not point for me in doing it unless it's in a controlled manner.
Probably like 2 or 3 a month? Sometimes it hits me in the early afternoon or just after dinner and I gotta go down for like 60-90 minutes. I'm 31.
I also gotta sleep like 8+ hours a night (10 is the ideal). So jealous of some of you able to get it done on 6h of sleep. I'm miserable if I only get that much sleep.
I also gotta sleep like 8+ hours a night (10 is the ideal). So jealous of some of you able to get it done on 6h of sleep. I'm miserable if I only get that much sleep.
Late 30s, and never. I've got a kid, so taking a nap while he's napping on the weekends would feel like a colossal waste of time, despite my body telling me I should.
A lot! In the double digits per week so multiply that by 4 or 5 weeks. Usually it is just for an hour but sometimes like today it was over 2 if I really tired. It is usually before or after work. Before work if I didn't get enough sleep and after if I had a lot to do that day.
tl;dr about 40
tl;dr about 40
30 years old, zero.
Even if I have a bad night the night before, I can't get to sleep during the day (or if I go to bed really early). The few times I've tried I just lie there with my eyes shut and feel really out of it for a while after I give up.
Even if I have a bad night the night before, I can't get to sleep during the day (or if I go to bed really early). The few times I've tried I just lie there with my eyes shut and feel really out of it for a while after I give up.
30+, but I work night shifts and napping is my regular sleep pattern. I typically nap for a few hours in the morning and a few more in the evening. I rarely sleep more than 5-6 hours at a time unless it's a weekend.
I'm 30 years old.
I'm 30 years old.
I had a 90 minute nap one afternoon last week after several nights of minimal sleep caused by (minor) illness, it was glorious. First quality nap in about a decade.
I want to train myself to nap on long journeys, being awake all the way from the UK to Australia was no fun.
I want to train myself to nap on long journeys, being awake all the way from the UK to Australia was no fun.
Less than 1 a month, maybe less than 1 every 6 months even.
I'm freelance so I choose my hours. When I get that tired I just schedule a day off and sleep late.
My usual bedtime is midnight. Sometimes I'll fall asleep early like 7-9pm, but I'll sleep through till morning then so they're not naps.
I'm freelance so I choose my hours. When I get that tired I just schedule a day off and sleep late.
My usual bedtime is midnight. Sometimes I'll fall asleep early like 7-9pm, but I'll sleep through till morning then so they're not naps.
At that point I'm not sure I'd really consider it napping? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biphasic_and_polyphasic_sleep
I inadvertently ended up on a triphasic schedule once for a few days, sleeping like 3 hours for every 4 or 5 hours of wake time. It was pretty rad actually, having that wide awake feeling around the clock (or at least, at more atypical hours). But it wasn't exactly practical to sustain that in reality.
I rarely nap, but I definitely could use more rest. I want to try and work regular naps into my schedule.
I used to take a nap after noon pretty much every day, but I kicked that habit a while ago and I'm much better for it.