For more context, I napped once a day for several months and would consistently find that:
1. It’s much easier to fall asleep for a nap than for the night
2. Napping doesn’t require darkness the same way regular sleep
3. Waking up after a nap feels more restful but also characteristically different–this might just be
4. If done after eating, grogginess can be paired with very mild heartburn.
I would like to understand all of how this works, either from a scientific perspective or just from people that understand sleep a little better than I do. Thank you!
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I don’t think we’re meant to be awake like 7am to 11pm as our current society forces us. Humans aren’t designed to eat 3 meals a day, do work in an office for 9 hours, have emotional and mental stress, then come home and work out, raise a family, etc. we think it’s what we need to do because we made society this way
All that is to say, a nap is you giving your body to rest up and recharge on much needed rest instead of waiting for the night. I feel the same way, a nap is infinitely better than a full sleep
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