Why can’t our body clock always determine how long we’ve been sleeping for? Why does a 15-minute nap sometimes feel like 3 hours when we wake up, and vice versa?
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I think this varies from person to person. For example I woke up earlier and knew it was 4pm, checked my phone and it was 4:04pm because I knew I’d slept about 7 hours.
My wife however can lay down for 3 hours and think it was 30 minutes like you said.
Some people just have a better read on their internal clocks than others. I also have a good sense of time and an idea how long I’ve slept based on how I feel when waking.
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