Are You Taking a Nap?

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Shorter is better, and earlier in the day is better. It also depends on why you're taking a nap. For me, i had one bad o sleep. I probably would have set an alarm for a 20 to 30 minute nap. The idea of a power nap, there is some validity to that. You don't want too long a nape. One of your famous quotes is, a great sleep is the new great sex. Is that something that you truly believe? Do you stand by that? Wel, i don't think it's a replacement for great sex,. An we need to be thinking about your great sleep as a vital component of our healthy relationships.

How did you sleep last night? Whether you sleep next to someone or not, in today’s episode Wendy Troxel offers tips on how to catch better z’s. Wendy is a Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist at RAND who explores how sleep affects our relationships, well-being and society at large. As a licensed clinical psychologist, she specializes in behavioral treatments for insomnia and other sleep disorders. Wendy has received several awards and honors for her research from national and international scientific societies, and her work has been published in top-tier medical and psychological journals. Her research on sleep was featured in two best-selling books: Arianna Huffington's “Sleep Revolution” and David Randall's “Dreamland”, and she recently was one of the co-organizers and presenters at the first-ever national conference on Adolescent Sleep, Health, and School Start Times. Her latest book “Sharing the Covers: Every Couple's Guide to Better Sleep” comes out on April 20th. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman