Sleep
Micro-Nap Recovery
Short ten- to twenty-minute naps that boost alertness when timed early afternoon and kept short enough to avoid grogginess.
Micro-nap recovery is a brief sleep bout—often ten to twenty minutes before thirty—to restore alertness without deep-sleep inertia. Best earlier in the afternoon; late naps steal sleep pressure from night sleep.
Pair with caffeine nap strategy only if night sleep stays solid.
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How long is too long for a micro-nap?
Beyond about twenty-five to thirty minutes you risk slow-wave sleep and inertia, and evening naps after 3 p.m. often delay bedtime.
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