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 have never woken up feeling rested after a nap. I usually prefer to push as long as possible and then get in 6-7h of sleep,even if it means I wake up at 4-5 in the morning.
After naps I wake up groggy, I assume exactly because there is light, your circadian rhythm isn’t aligned, there is most likely ambient noise etc.
After a solid 6-7h of night sleep, is I manage to fall asleep around 23:00, that’s magic for me. I wake up rested, energized and no grogginess.
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