Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone
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#2I've done this many times. It's really quite refreshing. I made a habit of this after lunch for a time. It helped give me an extra 3 or 4 hours of high productivity. The only downside is that it's better to chug the coffee, rather than sip it slowly.
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#3I found this by experience few years ago. It works.
At first, I started with naps, and drinking coffee after.
Accidentally I had few times coffee before nap, and noticed the difference.
But I don't recommend this kind of nap all the time - because after a while it's not that effective.
So, after years of napping (I'm an expert - I became so good at napping, that I can fall a sleep in 1-2 minutes, and wake up without alarm after 15-20 minutes), my advice would be: take a nap after lunch, between 1 and 3pm, without coffee before nap. Only in special situations, when you are under high pressure and lots of work, take "coffee nap" as they call it in the article.
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#4Hardest part for me is falling asleep in such a short period of time, especially during the day. When I have succeeded with these naps, it's been amazing.
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#5> ...it takes around 20 minutes for the caffeine to get through your gastrointestinal tract and bloodstream anyway.
This isn't really true, right? On an empty stomach a strong coffee seems to get me high as a kite in about two minutes.
I've been doing this coffee+nap thing for a long time. It definitely works for me. My trick for falling asleep reliably and quickly is listening to an audiobook.
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#6I have read this before. I do not understand how you can sleep for 20 minutes. It takes more than 15 minutes just to fall asleep.
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#7I found this by experience few years ago. It works. At first, I started with naps, and drinking coffee after. Accidentally I had few times coffee before nap, and noticed the difference. But I don't recommend this kind of nap all the time - because after a while it's not that effective. So, after years of napping (I'm an expert - I became so good at napping, that I can fall a sleep in 1-2 minutes, and wake up without…
> I can fall a sleep in 1-2 minutes, and wake up without alarm after 15-20 minutes
Any advice on how you were able to achieve this ability? I always try to take a quick nap but can never fall asleep fas t enough for it to be effective.
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#8This is definitely how siesta time goes in Southern Spain. It seemed an odd habbit when I was introduced to it but it definitely does the job.
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#9Can confirm it works. Have done this often in about 3-4 years. It's easy to fall asleep really fast if you are actually tired (physically or mentally)...doesn't work if you are just bored and wanna pep yourself up.
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#10I have read this before. I do not understand how you can sleep for 20 minutes. It takes more than 15 minutes just to fall asleep.
Not for everyone. For me, yes, at least 15 minutes, but my SO can often go out in less than 5. I never take naps for that reason, and she takes them frequently. Perhaps there's a correlation between the time it takes to fall asleep and the frequency of naps.