Why do naps last 1 – 2 hours, but we can sleep for 8 hours straight at night?

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I’ve just noticed, that when I take a nap, my body wakes myself up within 1 – 2 hours. This is probably true for everyone else too. But our bodies allow us to sleep for 8 hours at night. Why can’t our bodies nap for a full 8 hours without waking up? How does our body know this? How does our body differentiate between napping vs a nights sleep?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

I just woke up from a 4 hour nap… although i got drunk yesterday for the first time in years, there could be some correlation there.

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