5 ways to make your naps blissful and awesome:

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Via Boston Globe:

1. If you’re a morning person, the best time to nap is around 1 or 1:30PM. If you’re a night owl, nap later, around 2:30 or 3PM.
2. The best naps are under 45 mins or 90-120 mins. Anything in between is likely to give you that groggy feeling.
3. Naps don’t mean you’re lazy: A NASA study showed that in-flight naps improved subsequent performance by 34% and overall alertness by 54%.
4. To make sure you’re productive after your nap drink a cup of coffee right before laying down. Caffeine takes about 20-30 minutes to kick in.
5. No nap is too short: A 2008 study showed that even a nap of a few minutes provided benefits. Just anticipating a nap lowers blood pressure.

I’ve posted research before that showed the best nap duration is 10 minutes.

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