Naps: Kristen Holmes and Emily Capodilupo discuss the physical and mental benefits to napping, the concept of sleep debt and how naps help offset it, plus how to incorporate your activities & day strain into planning the timing and duration of your naps.
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The Effect of Napping on Sleep Quality
If you're napping early in the morning, you can actually shift your circadian rhythm. If you nap kind of at the midpoint between the previous wake and sleep, the circadian shift effect is much smaller because it's almost like right in the middle. But you will mess with the homeostatic drive towards sleep if you nap for too long.
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