On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, JL Edwards wrote:
> Why is it when some nap, they awake not refreshed but groggy, lethargic,
> heavy feeling, etc.
Individual differences are always hard to explain, but possibly it's a
function of how long the person habitually naps for. I seem to recall
that a recommendation is that one shouldn't nap for longer than about
half an hour, because it's more difficult to become alert after longer
sleep times. The groggy sleepers may be just be napping too long.
And there's a story about the naps the painter Salvador Dali used to
take. Apparently, he would fall asleep sitting in a chair while
holding a spoon over a tin plate. When he fell asleep, the spoon would
drop from his hand and hit the plate, waking him up. According to the
story, that was all the nap he needed to feel refreshed. Wonder if
there's any truth to it.
-Stephen
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