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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Spokane, Wa.
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Today is my first day trying to get my self to wake up at 6am so I could get more done in my life. I gotta say I feel drunk-tired like. Something that comes to mind right now is napping. The problem is I don't power nap I take monster naps 2+hrs. I usually try to aviod naps since they end up being too long and I feel I wasted time in my day. Naps in general are they a good idea or not to you? Should I try to use naps or could they ruin my goal of being an early riser? The good news is today I got up at 6am no problem and the next two days I have to work at 530am. So I will have three days of early mornings. It's a start.
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Detroit
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I tend to be a monster napper myself and 100% of the time it throws my bedtime off by 2 times the length of the nap. 20 minutes or less and I'm fine, though. I'd say you want to focus on getting to bed at a reasonable time and only napping when you have to pick up some slack. Never more than 20 minutes, though.
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Ok, I napped but I was smart about it. I only napped about 20 mins. I did this by only giving myself the only option to nap 20 minutes. My wife had to go to work at noon so I made sure to start my nap 20mins till noon. I had to be awake when she leaves to take care of the baby. I feel better like I have a second wind. Matthew I am gonna take your advice and only do small power naps if needed. It will take work like trying to get up at 6am normally but I know I will benefit from this later.
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I looked into Biphasic sleep cycle. And your suggestion Cun actually sounds good. I will look into that. I will have a two week vacation soon to try it. The booster nap might be hard to on a regular basis due to work.
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| Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany
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A sleep shedule can only work when your body can adept to it. When you are constantly changing your sleep pattern it doesn't work.
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Try to sleep during the afternoon, when your circadian rhythm takes a dip. This is a a very natural time for your body to nap. It can probably be argued that skipping the afternoon nap is slightly unnatural.
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