# Do you nap? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100 "2006-07-03T22:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![seenidog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@seenidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seenidog)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/21 "2006-07-03T23:30:46Z")
A sofa, a pillow an afghan and sunlight filtered by sheers streaming in through a picture window. Gentle breeze though windows and screen doors. Heaven on earth. 47 by age, 15 by maturity (or so says my wife). ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/22 "2006-07-03T23:39:11Z")
I’m 50. I nap almost every day for at least 20 minutes on my lunch hour. I work at home. On my best nap days, I have a kitty or two keeping me company. Mmmmm… Lovin’ the nap. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/23 "2006-07-03T23:45:54Z")
I don’t deliberately nap, as in ‘go off to the bedroom and lie down for half an hour’. But I do tend to fall asleep on the sofa at odd times during the afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/24 "2006-07-03T23:47:22Z")
I’m 52. I wonder if failing to read to the end of a post is also relating to the aging process? ---
**Author:** ![Elza\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2006, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/25 "2006-07-03T23:51:22Z")
I love to nap - always have. Granted, I nap more now at 8 1/2 months pregnant than I have before (Saturday and Sunday afternoons, I have a dedicated naptime between 1 and 4 :D), but I’ve always liked a good nap. And I’m 31. E. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/26 "2006-07-04T00:19:06Z")
No, I can’t fall asleep at all unless it’s for the night. It doesn’t actually have to be _dark_ out – I’ve been known to crash at six or seven in the evening after a transatlantic flight – but I need to be secure in the knowledge that nobody will make me wake up until morning, otherwise it feels like there’s no point. I’m 30. ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/27 "2006-07-04T00:21:56Z")
22, and I go through phases. Sometimes I nap on a religious basis. Sometimes I don’t nap because I’ve got stuff to do. But I like sleeping. I like to nap. ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/28 "2006-07-04T00:27:04Z")
I’m 24. I nap. It’s good. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/29 "2006-07-04T00:32:26Z")
I’m 27, and damn right I nap. I have been a napper for about five years, since I started college. One of my friends even bought me a blindfold so I could nap in complete, lovely darkness. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/30 "2006-07-04T00:33:11Z")
I’m 35, and I adore a good nap. My bed is my dearest friend, and we don’t get to spend nearly enough time together. Sometimes, on Sundays, I’ll wake up early just so that I can take a nap in the afternoon. Napping (in the US, anyway) is decadent, and I’m a fan of decadence. Speaking of which, I should go back to the “I’ll never buy” thread and note that I would never, \*ever \* buy cheap bedding. My bed is good to me, and I’m good to it. Plush pillowtop, comfy pillows, 1000 thread count sheets, and gorgeous duvet covers. My bed is a very happy place. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/31 "2006-07-04T00:55:12Z")
Yes, I nap on occasion. There are dys I just get so sleepy in the afternoon, and me & the dogs & cats snuggle down on the couch for an hour or 2… one of life’s simple pleasures! I am 46. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/32 "2006-07-04T00:55:50Z")
1. Work at home, frequently play music at night. I nap frequently in the 3-4:30pm timeslot. My parents are around lately (remodeling), and as ex-military people, it frustrates them both no end. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/33 "2006-07-04T01:07:16Z")
I’m 25 and I nap. I’m starting a new job, which really works my brain and wears me out. I find myself falling asleep when I get home, even before supper. Of course, it doesn’t help that I only get about 5 to 6 hours of sleep a night because I stay up too late. Whatever, napping is great. It’s best done with company, though, even if it’s only a purring kitty. ---
**Author:** ![tremorviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/34 "2006-07-04T01:09:50Z")
1. I enjoy napping and always have but rarely do because I invariably crash out for three solid hours and wake up disoriented and hot. I don’t know how people nap for 20 minutes. But if it’s a day off and I don’t have plans, I love to sneak off and nap… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/35 "2006-07-04T01:17:01Z")
1. I try not to. 75% of the time I never fall asleep, so it’s just a waste of time… and 50% of the time I actually _do_ sleep I wake up with a bad headache, so I’m worse off than I was before trying to nap. I’ve found that I’m far better off going to bed a couple hours early, since I’m rarely more productive after a nap anyway. I used to nap more when I was a teen and in college. I was better at it then! ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/36 "2006-07-04T01:17:56Z")
I’m 20, and I don’t. I usually can’t fall asleep during the day, and if I do I wake up confused. The last time I took a nap was a few months ago when I had a long day with a terrible headache and couldn’t stand to be in a room with any light in it when I got home. I thought I wouldn’t be able to get to sleep, but I slept for a couple hours and woke up with my headache mostly gone. I was still confused and disoriented, though. ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/37 "2006-07-04T01:41:03Z")
I started napping shortly after turning 40, usually for about half an hour to an hour, especially if I’m going out later in the evening. I hated napping when I was in my 20s. So the OP may be right: it’s something that comes on with age, or at least becomes easier with age. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/38 "2006-07-04T01:42:01Z")
1. Generally no. I tend to find that if I have a nap during the day I subsequently have trouble sleeping at night. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/39 "2006-07-04T01:48:43Z")
I nap daily. For one hour on the train commute to work, and another hour on the way back home. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-nap/363100/40 "2006-07-04T01:50:08Z")
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