I quit for awhile when I was a kid and didn't have to, but then I started napping again at the end of highschool, and really started hardcore napping through college.
I love a good nap, me. Mind you, I say 'nap', but I usually end up sleeping for 2 or 3 hours or more.
MissLibrarian
Isn't a nap usually 2-3 hours? I can't see it being any less than say even an hour or so. Naps have turned into sleeping the rest of the night, but not usually. Usually it is just like ~2 hours.
no, I sleep well at night and therefore don't get tired. I don't really get tired at all really, I have pulled all nighters a few times and I feel great during and the next day.
I love a good nap, me. Mind you, I say 'nap', but I usually end up sleeping for 2 or 3 hours or more.
ice_radon
Isn't a nap usually 2-3 hours? I can't see it being any less than say even an hour or so. Naps have turned into sleeping the rest of the night, but not usually. Usually it is just like ~2 hours.
For me, a good duration is somewhere between 90 minutes and 2 hours. I don't like to go longer than two hours, because that's excessive. And i won't nap for less than an hour, because that doesn't help. If I nap for less than an hour, that isn't even long enough for me to feel rested. That's just makes it so that when I wake up, I'm even more tired than I was to begin with.
But 90 minutes to 2 hours is right about perfect for me.
I stopped napping when I was... 8 or even younger. I was a very energetic child but didn't expend energy all at once. Not until about a year ago did I start taking naps again. I guess it probably also helped that I could sleep 10-12 hours a night when I needed to, and now I barely ever get 8 hours.
I take them now and then. I used to take them alot in sixth form but I don't think those count as naps as they were planned (i split my sleep into two sections) and just sleeping during the day dosn't count as a nap for me.
It's weird. I never liked naps when I was a kid. Whenever they would have us nap in day care, I would always just stare at the ceiling counting the popcorn on the popcorn ceiling. Now, napping is glorious. I even post status updates on my facebook when I'm about to nap. :)
Naps are actually counterproductive. Your brain cant go through the 4 stages of sleep + REM and it messes up your brain's sleeping pattern. Its why i get a monster in the middle of the day instead of napping.
I started napping again when I got to college. My sleep schedule is completely off so some days it's pretty much a requirement if I want to make it through the day without falling asleep in class or lab.
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No. Naps usually make me feel physically tired and sort of sick when I wake up. Like my insides are all dried up. And It's hard for me to get to sleep in the first place unless I really need it.
Not consciously, no. I don't tell myself I'm going to take a nap and do it. Occasionally it helps right after lunch, while I'm watching TV -- I'll phase out from 13:00 to 15:00-16:00. Or when I'm exceptionally tired, though then I'll more than likely just SLEEP (as in, start at 15:00 and wake up at 22:00).
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