Are naps actually good for us? | Sleeping with Science
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- Опубліковано 16 лис 2021
- Afternoon naps are refreshing -- but could they be messing up our sleep cycles? Sleep scientist Matt Walker reveals the pros and cons of napping, plus tips on how to get the most out of your next short snooze.
Sleep -- we spend one-third of our lives doing it, but what exactly do we get out of it? And how can we do it better? In this TED series, sleep scientist Matt Walker uncovers the facts and secrets behind our nightly slumber. Check out more episodes on TED.com: go.ted.com/sleepingwithscience
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Best sleep advice video ever. Short and concise, unlike my naps
Same here 😆
haha
Haha!
i just took three hour nap hahah
Not for everyone. I know for a fact that I am more rested the next day if I could afford a 2-3 hour "nap" + a 4-5 hour night sleep than if I get a 6-8 hour night sleep alone. The problem is that I can't afford a 2-3 hour "nap" during the week.
A 6 hour sleep at night, and a 20-30 minute nap around the middle of the day is what I figured out to be best. Nice to see this video back it up.
7hrs is bare min for night and 30 mins for afternoon…that’s ideal
Tryed this when I wanted who started exercise but didn't have enough day for it. Feels good works good.
Why not just get 8 hours of sleep so you don't need a worthless nap
@@russia4biden2216 hours and 30 minutes total sleep, which is less than 8 hours. In other words, you would have 1.5 hours more free time. That's the advantage and reason you would take the nap. The downside is that sometimes it can be difficult or impossible to take the nap, since many parts of the world don't take naps and won't give you the time for it.
I take 3 hour naps 😳
As a person who wakes up at 6AM and takes a nap from 6AM to 12PM, I can tell that taking a nap is so important
wait a minute…
that’s the whole day
@@willmcclard206they didnt sleep from 6am to 12 am
Yet
I took an awesome nap 3 weeks ago. It was maybe 20 minutes, really solid nap.
A great nap is just lovely
Thank you so much for this. It has helped me immensely.
@@EhCloserLook 👍
Its been 2 years now you had any better nap so far?
@@paulisprouki4354 I took one today that was pretty good. Not sure if my nap from 2 years ago can be topped though
I've taken a nap pretty much everyday since I was 18, and I'm now 65. Good to know about biphasic sleep; that finally explains it. Thanks.
Why is that ur dp then wyd
@@shefali567 can you speak non-gen Z please?? Lol
@@manda_musings8459 haha I was just wondering why is that barbie looking picture their display photo. The “wyd” was me assuming that it was the 65yr old person chose it their photo when it could’ve been their kids or even grandkids
@@manda_musings8459 trying to be so diffrent so hard 😭😭💀💀
@@manda_musings8459 haha so funny comment
5 or 6 hours sleep during the night and 1-2 hour nap after work seems to be optimal for me
@@TruthOnly24 just go nap 😃
Correct been doing exactly that for 15 years everyday works for us
@@TruthOnly24
As soon as you get home from work
Turn off all the lights during peak exhaustion
I get 7.5 hours from 11.30pm to 7am. Then 30 minutes at 5pm
Yesterday I napped for 20 minutes and damm, that sleep slaps!
do you set an alarm for your nap
Unintentionally been taking naps for the last two weeks. Just sort of fell into the habit. It's been amazing.
Just what I needed.. I have been taking one hour naps in the afternoon and it really does increase productivity all the way till I go to sleep at night.. At first I was having doubts as to whether am just wasting valuable hours but this video proves that naps are necessary.. Nap on 💪good people
Did you watch the whole video?
@@thecarrots5 people can see what they want to see
@@thecarrots5 🤣🤣🤣🤣👌
@@thecarrots5 he stopped to watch after the first half haha
@@coco-cabanak.7160 probably fell asleep
Companies should give us nap break 😂
No for real if you actually really feel like you should take a nap probably should why not
Spain does it.
Relaxation. Reduced fatigue. Increased alertness👍
Yeah I find that I stick to the 20-minute mark, this is usually always the result.
Keep lying to yourself
Yesterday I finished to watch all the episodes of this serie and now I'm gifted with more one.
Who is watching this while napping
im watching this biphasically.
You people who just fall asleep on a dime for 20 mins puzzle me. It takes me at least 20 mins to an hour to fall asleep at which point I'm out for at least 1-2 90 min cycle.
Took a nap after this, one of best things I did today
In the military I would use my lunch break to take a nap in the barracks and would eat just breakfast and dinner, I seam to be the only positive one in my units so I suppose it was working
hows your sleep now?
@@elise9537
So I’ve been out of the military for 2 years and I got a night shift job that I love doing because I’ll work a weak on and then get a week off so I’m getting plenty of sleep, for the most part I just sleep whenever I want or whenever I feel the slightest tired which is at random times throughout the day
@@Democratic_IndustrialismIf you don't mind telling, what kind of job is it that's a week on and a week off? Sounds like something I'd like! I know some pharmacists do that, but dunno who else would have a schedule like that.
@@Seetiyan
State trooper, they give us a week off because we have to go fly in to the middle of nowhere and stay in a random small village by ourselves and we will be the only law enforcement there amongst the natives away from our family and home town for that week because it would be unrealistic to fly us in and out of a random village everyday, so it just makes sense to have 2 teams taking turns in taking a work week and just keeping us at these random villages for a week
More great stuff from Matt Walker here. I'm someone who pretty much never naps
My nap is too much like at least for 1 hour .. just 20 minutes of nap doesn’t make me feel fresh
I won't dismiss your words, but have you actually tried it?
Most of my friends say that too, but they've never actually tried it. They just say, "20 minutes? No way that's enough, are you sure you feel fresh? I'm not even going to try, I just know it won't."
Ive tried 20 minutes, and i agree that its not enough, especially if u are exhausted. If im doing lots of stuff that day, coming home to a nice 1-2 hour nap is so satisfying and has no impact on sleep in the night time.
@@prospect2 yeah the goal of a 20-minute nap is not for exhaustion - but for refreshing.
@@saniainezI have and I would say 35 mins are best for getting up refreshed and if you're a student and need to remember lots then I would suggest 90-100 mins of evening/afternoon naps, you start feeling the difference after a few weeks, I did this too and I topped my higher secondary in physics and chem..
@@cliprimate_EXtinted cool, not very far from the 20-30 minute mark! The 90 mins naps work well on some people, but unfortunately not so much on me (yes, I've tried it ahah)
Much needed information.
Anything I see about sleep on here my reaction is "oh no that sucks" and then keep doing whatever feels natural to me. Most people under late stage capitalism cannot afford to think about sleep schedules let alone try to fix them.
I feel like most of it is stuff they’re going to learn way more about in the future so all the information out there is probably not 100%
Lol that’s basically what I was thinking.
Load up on stimulants to get through long days.. good luck finding time to be healthy ;p
I alwais sleep 1 hour after lunch (if I can) everyday since i was a kid,it is FANTASTIC for your wellbeing
Thank you for this❤
I think the real reason for many peoples afternoon weakness is blood sugar. We eat so much crap and sugar it’s actually insane. I did some experiments of eating just salads and occasional fruit as well as doing intermittent fasting and the most prominant change I felt was that I have this constant energy throughout the day. No energy crashes, no mood drops, just super steady energy and concentration levels until the evening.
The thing is if I hold myself from napping, I'll be too tired then it becomes very hard to sleep at night. Everyone is different, just do things that feel right for you.
Yes this is the best advice. Everyone is different, different genes, different lifestyle and responsibilities. Do what feels right.
Just napped from 1-2:15pm. I have 0 issues sleeping at night. I believe in my heart humans were meant to 😴 during the day also. 🇺🇸
You are so lucky! Believe me
I sleep 6pm to 7:30 pm cuz I had school untill few days ago
Thanks really helps out
Thanks for TED!
Thank you so much
Thats good enough for me! Naps scheduled in for 2022
most people I know nap in the noon but I never can, I don't feel enough sleepy or can't sleep at night. I also prefer working or laying down and read or watch something rather than nap. but the rare days I nap on are so awesome haha.
I'm looking for the information how to sleep during the day, because there are air raid alerts in my counry every night, so I lose like 2-3 hours of sleep between 2 and 4 a.m., so this info is vey helpful. I've always had problems with insomnia at night, but now the issue is completely different, I fall asleep easily, but still suffer from sleep deprivation. So I guess I will try out the naps during the day.
Good piece of advice!
Immediately took a nap after this. Great video
In Islam, Muslims are encouraged to stay awake after the Fajr prayer, which at the moment in the winter, is around 6 am. In summer it’s around 4 am. Then the go out and work until mid day and pray the Afternoon prayer. And then the Arabs would commonly take a nap between ‘Dhuhr’ and ‘Asr’, and then they are encouraged to sleep after The final prayer called Isha, which is a few hours after sunset.
Great info 😎
There’s nothing more revitalizing for the body and mind than taking a satisfying nap.
Napping before a workout is a cheat code.
Woke up from my nap. Opened youtube and got this recommended😂😂😂😂
I just woke up a few minutes ago 😂😂😂. Awesome 😁.
I started napping about 14 years ago and I absolutely love it. My naps range from 30- minutes to 2 hours. I don't generally have trouble sleeping.
I couldn’t sleep in the daytime when I was younger or it’d mess up my night sleep.
Now I sleep 5-6 hours nightly..,with about an hour around 1.
Not bad now I’m older and enjoy that nap!
A lot of cultures have siesta time. That works for me! I often take naps in the afternoon and it works well for me.
Thanks
7 hours nighttime sleep with an hour in the afternoon works for me! 😴
Just woke up from a 4 hours long nap :)
Can't function without my daytime long naps
Sir i can absolutely tell you that 4 hours of sleeping isn’t called a nap
bruh 4 hours is what you call a nap? That's a whole night sleep for me in med school lol
I take 3 hour naps every day after work
But then I struggle to sleep 5+ hours at night 🥺
I take 1.5 hr naps but sir you're a menace
Just enjoyed my 6 hour nap from 12pm to 6pm, now im probably gonna pull and all nighter cos theres no way im getting anymore sleep now 😂😂
His sound's captivating
That wobbling head at 0:34 hits close to home.
I live in an old apartement building and with everyone at hope since the pandemic, multiple schedules from the neighbours, plus multiple noises, really made me have bad sleep (to a point I've even become paranoid I'm actually listening to noises all through the night). With that, naps have become crucial to rest and get any form of relaxation done so I can get through the day.
I wish I could get good naps in. Neighbors next door are noisy during the day and I could get within 10 seconds of dozing off then BOOM! LOUD jarring noise jolts me awake. So frustrating that I say screw it and just stay up and brew a cup of joe.
watching this just before I go for a nap 👌👌
It takes me more than 20 mins to go to sleep.
Grande Matt!!!!
These animations are a trip o_O well done 👏
This is explained why I have no energy at 2 P.M.
I just woke up from my nap 🥳 I always take a nap after lunch and for me, it's a best choice 😆
It depends on school schedule. Most western countries finish school early whereas Asian countries finish school at 5PM and have mandatory night study.
Thanks.
I recognize your voice! It’s amazing
I love a good 20 minute nana-nap! ☺️
For ultimate effect just use schnapps before naps.
I love taking a mid afternoon nap with 20s romantic songs gently playing in the background. Reminds me of the days at my grandpa’s where he would be working on something in the living room with music playing and I will be taking a nap in the couch all cozied up and feeling safe from his presence. A warm glass of milk and cookies upon waking up :)
Just searched power naps because I just took one. Couldn't for the life of me get a decent amount of sleep last couple of nights. Sat here trying to work most of the day feeling progressively exausted as the day want, until I could no longer focus; and then just before 5pm, when I was feeling miserable, decided to set a 40 minute alarm (It takes me a while to drop off even I'm really tired, I assume it's around 10 minutes).
I feel completely refreshed, almost as if the impact of the sleep loss last night has been rubbed out. Forgot how powerful this thing is. I used to use the technique when I worked rotating night/day shifts, sometimes with only a day and a half break between the shift change so coming off of nights, instead of sleeping all day, I would wait for half a day, take an hours' nap, and then be able to sleep that evening. I guess you have to work out what works best for you through experimentation.
Listening to him made me so sleepy, that I didn’t get if napping is good or not 😴
Adenosine is the key hormone for sleep. Have your glands fully drained when you awake from your sleep at night in the mornings by foregoing caffeine for at least 90 minutes. A caffeine nap during the day for 20 minutes in the afternoon, and refrain from caffeine 5 hours before going to bed.
Parents: you, nap, NOW!
Me as a kid: NOOO i want to plaaaay...
Me 40 year old: i wish i have time to nap.
no way i've read the book of this guy, amazing stuff fr
Perfect for kindergarten, and I found a nice slip cover that fits it great!
God this explains so much. I get overwhelmingly tired midday like clockwork. A big lunch makes it worse, of course, but it still happens regardless of what or if i even eat.
Its incredibly annoying if you're expected to be awake and productive at work 🙄 I've had to rely on caffeine to take the edge off the tiredness so i can make it through the day.
Employers really should allow mid-day naps. It would help productivity immensely.
I was biphasic at one point during the lockdown, was interesting.
is that his voice? is really soothing I feel like going to sleep already 😴
you guys get sleep?? i'm very much struggling to sleep especially at night. literally i can be so fatigued i can't move, but until 4am there is no sleepyness no matter what. even if i have to be awake at 6 in the morning. my body just refuses to sleep. lights out, phone away, cat sleeping but i just sit there, looking at the shadows, the walls and the window for hours before i finally fall asleep.
naps work perfectly for me, i nap for about an hour and that nap makes for all the lost sleep from the night.
You know what is a top tier sleep? *3AM MOTIVATION*
For me I hated waking up after a long nap. It felt so nauseating having to get up
I take a nap everyday for 20-30 minutes after my launch break.
It does really help me get through the day until sleep time.
always is good! 😄😄😄
I honestly never take naps 🥴 unless I’m sick.. naps makes me feel even more tired.
I naturally nap for 20 mins every day now pretty much exactly even twice a day if I've had a busy day
I think naps are good! A 30-minute nap, or a 90-minute nap, are recommended. It’s healthy. In many countries, you have a long lunch break, so you have time to nap. Not sure how to do this in the USA, unless you work from home.
"Programmed" "Designed" terms that I'm kind of... I can't seem to say the word as a non-English speaker, but it's like I'm being put-off by it (like a pet-peeve?) when I watch science stuffs.
Took a nap couple years ago, felt like I was warped into another dimension afterwards and my neck hurt. 5/10
Having just had a baby, I knew the answer to the question before I even clicked on the video 😂
some of us need that boost from 15minute power nap at work.
I was about to take a nap when i stumbled upon this video.
Twice a year I had to travel cross country, 1500 km in single batch.
It tooks about 18 hours. And last 300 km was realy hard couse of sleepenes.
At some point I have to stop and get nap.
But then I found out about visceral theory of sleep (dreams).
In two words - during a sleep your brain still produce a lot of activities. But what it does?
Anyway, as a conclusion - I change my trawel diet, and surprisingly forgot about this issue. And it not just me, but anyone who I share this diet.
And it realy simple - eat simple things(fruits and vegetables) and drink pure water.
So your nap felling after lunch is strongly connected on what you actually eating.
… “in two words” 😂
I sleep 8 hours a night, 1 more hour 2 hours after waking up, then 2 more hours after lunch, and another 1 after dinner, and still sleep perfectly well at night time.
What important is if your body told you to take a nap, just do it. Don't resist it with drinking coffee or energy drink.
Since switching to a ketogenic diet, I no longer get tired after lunch. I do think carb intake is directly related to this groggy time of day for most people.
watching this before taking a nap
My tip for napping is set an alarm so you're free to sleep without worry of missing anything.
Resting in the afternoon slump is a good move for me but trying to sleep is hilarious, i was clearly not designed for naps. If i manage to go to sleep i have to set an alarm or I'll sleep for 6 hours. If i do set an alarm i wake up super groggy and often with the beginning of a migraine. One big stretch works better in my case 😅
i'm a filipino, and the siesta part is relatable
my mom would often ask me if i took a nap during the afternoon
I started the new workout, and napping is helping with my gains
Yes
My all sleepiness goes away just when I put an alarm and try to sleep in afternoon, and i end up lying on bed for 20-30 mins
Sleeping is must aftr lunch tim.
I feel the best when I sleep 7 hours at night and take 1h-2h nap in the day
I take a 30 minute nap every day, although, I’m recovering from a stroke, and feel better as a result.
It is so hard for me to nap during the day. I really just cannot fall asleep during the day.
This guy is everywhere
Days when I don't have lunch (cos I'm not hungry) I actually don't end up feeling sleepy in the afternoon but I definitely slow down in productivity for sure. Sometimes I do BJJ after work, I'll just nap on the bus before sparring, helps a lot, especially if I don't get my full 8-9 hours! (Which is most days unfortunately LOL)
The thing is if I hold myself from napping, I'll be to tired then it becomes very hard to sleep at night.
I understand what you mean. Too tired to sleep
I just want one of you come to my school and explain it