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No you don't need it, but if you're going to take a longer nap it does help to not fight REM and instead, just wake up in the right phase.

I think there’s a lot of natural variation anyway, I have to sleep in 30-min increments to feel the most refreshed and my bf needs 60-min increments. I can do a 15-min power nap and he cannot. I am going to keep doing what I’m doing, I am a professional pilot of my body and nobody else’s 💅🏻

Awfully presumptive thinking that IF I were to find some time to myself I wouldn’t be crippled with enough anxiety to power an oscillating fan - making it impossible to nap.

Hard disagreement from me... never once have i awoken from a nap and not been in the absolute worst mood... I respect people who do... but my jealous ass is gonna pass...

Interesting.

I’m a napping pro. Has to be between 12:00-3:00, after a warm bath, clean pjs & rain sounds. I wake up renewed and ready for happy hour at 4:00. I should mention that I’m retired.

Aging has a major impact on nap qualities or necessity. Stable energy flow = from young up to adult are easily available. Lazy is tricky = random psychology aspects Stop working conditions or steady cycles = lack of energy is normal for elders, etc. Further more = anyone has different body/mind.

The tricky part is timing. A nap that runs past 30 minutes drops you into deep sleep, and waking from that feels worse than before.

I'm no "nap expert" but I do have a lot of independent study credits.

Alot of baloney, I can nap for 2 hours during the day and sleep through 9 hours at night.

DUH.

"I'm going to be wise about this nap" says someone who's about to eff up the rest of their day and sleep routine.