One of my clients tells me she feels more rested after nights she wakes up multiple times, compared to when she sleeps through the night or only wakes up once.
And I believe there's research on waking up in the ideal part of the sleep cycle. There are definite times I can wake up at 4 am and be wide awake and alert, where waking up at 8 or 9 I feel groggy and just want to sleep more.
What you do with your waking hours can make a difference, too. For me, translating an extra hour of sleep into time spent running helps me feel more awake and focused throughout the day. Quantity of sleep isn't everything.
With the naps..yea. 20 minutes and I usually feel refreshed, maybe it's one complete restful sleep cycle or something. I've heard 20 is the magic number a lot. If I'm absolutely exhausted, I'll go for quantity and sleep an hour (if I have time) but usually when I'm that tired I wake up groggy still, and still tired enough that it doesn't keep me from sleeping at bed time.
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And I believe there's research on waking up in the ideal part of the sleep cycle. There are definite times I can wake up at 4 am and be wide awake and alert, where waking up at 8 or 9 I feel groggy and just want to sleep more.
What you do with your waking hours can make a difference, too. For me, translating an extra hour of sleep into time spent running helps me feel more awake and focused throughout the day. Quantity of sleep isn't everything.
With the naps..yea. 20 minutes and I usually feel refreshed, maybe it's one complete restful sleep cycle or something. I've heard 20 is the magic number a lot. If I'm absolutely exhausted, I'll go for quantity and sleep an hour (if I have time) but usually when I'm that tired I wake up groggy still, and still tired enough that it doesn't keep me from sleeping at bed time.
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This problem doesn't occur if I snooze outside under the Sun, still have full recall.
Make of that whatever you will.
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