SLEEP SLEEP · 20 MINUTES OF HEAVEN OR A 4-HOUR COMA

SHOULD I TAKE A NAP?

It is 2:30 PM. Your eyelids weigh fifty pounds each. Will this nap recharge your soul or transport you into another dimension?

COMMON SCENARIOS:
It is 3 PM on a Tuesday It is already 6:30 PM Slept 4 hours last night Have work calls in 30 minutes Drank a giant bowl of carbs Weekend afternoon glory

BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING STUPID

RULE #1

THE DANGER ZONE OF NAP DURATION.

A 20-minute nap clears adenosine. A 90-minute nap completes a full sleep cycle. A 55-minute nap wakes you up in the deepest swamp of sleep inertia wanting to fight your couch.

RULE #2

THE COFFEE NAP HACK.

Drink an espresso, immediately lie down for 20 minutes. The caffeine clears your gut right as the alarm goes off. Pure biochemical wizardry.

FREQUENTLY AVOIDED QUESTIONS

What if I wake up not knowing what year it is?

Congratulations, you slipped into stage-four sleep and now have to re-learn your own name over a glass of water.

Will a nap ruin my night sleep?

Not if it ends before 4:00 PM and stays under 25 minutes.