: why is it that sometimes when we wake up it feels like only a few minutes passed but then you check the time and it’s been HOURS, why does it feel like you closed your eyes momentarily?

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: why is it that sometimes when we wake up it feels like only a few minutes passed but then you check the time and it’s been HOURS, why does it feel like you closed your eyes momentarily?

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You’re brain also tunes in to environmental queue to shape your perception of time passed. If it’s dark when you go to sleep, you don’t dream, then you wake up when it’s still dark it might feel differently than if it’s light when you wake up.

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