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A nap is basically a short period of sleep in addition to the normal nocturnal long(er) period of sleep.\u00a0 They usually take place during the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n Thousands of studies have been done on napping.\u00a0 The results that I found while researching\u00a0 Naps were varied and contradictory, such as: <\/strong><\/p>\n Naps are good for us. <\/strong><\/p>\n Naps are not good for us.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n The length of the nap determines whether it was good for your health or not.<\/strong><\/p>\n The length of the nap has no bearing on our health.<\/strong><\/p>\n The photograph above is of our former dog Cookie and was taken on a winter afternoon.\u00a0 There was a window next to her that faced south. For a short period of time each day, the sun would cover the bottom corner of the bed where she was napping.\u00a0 It was not unusual for me to find Cookie curled up napping in that spot. <\/strong><\/p>\n Have you ever heard of taking a cat nap?\u00a0 Cats, like dogs, take short naps to refresh and reset their energy level.\u00a0 That is why a short, daytime sleep is sometimes called a cat nap.<\/strong><\/p>\n I have been napping recently.\u00a0 I don\u2019t nap every day or for the same length of time.\u00a0 But I have noticed that the longer I nap the more likely I am to feel groggy when waking up. However, naps less than an hour can leave me feeling just as drained of energy as before the nap.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n For me, it seems that there is a \u201csweet spot\u201d in napping that determines whether or not it refreshed my energy level.<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you nap?<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you feel better after you take a nap or do you feel groggy when waking from your nap?<\/strong><\/p>\n Does the length of time of your nap determine whether you wake up groggy or refreshed?<\/strong><\/p>\n