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Dr. Matt Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep

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Avoiding Naps for Insomnia

When you nap, you are essentially opening the valve on the pressure cooker of sleep pressure. And some of that sleepiness is lost by way of the nap. For people with insomnia, we typically advise against napping. Try to cut them offabi ik, sort of kafine. Maybe sort of seven to six hours is a good rule of thumb.

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