<story><title>Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone</title><url>http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-science</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jisaacks</author><text>&amp;gt; I can fall a sleep in 1-2 minutes, and wake up without alarm after 15-20 minutes&lt;p&gt;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.</text></item><item><author>300</author><text>I 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.&lt;p&gt;But I don&amp;#x27;t recommend this kind of nap all the time - because after a while it&amp;#x27;s not that effective.&lt;p&gt;So, after years of napping (I&amp;#x27;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 &amp;quot;coffee nap&amp;quot; as they call it in the article.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>crb3</author><text>Two techniques from my experience:&lt;p&gt;- &amp;#x27;walk back&amp;#x27; in your mind to center yourself away from forebrain activity and visual activity (this is a visualization technique)&lt;p&gt;- cover your back with something insulated and&amp;#x2F;or warm. The less your back is staying tensed against chill air, the more physically relaxed you can be. I have a Thinsulate-filled sleeping bag that I use like a throw for this as it reflects body heat better than a comforter. Sleeping on a sofa, up against the back cushions, and noticing how it was good for naps, was what alerted me to this one.</text></comment>
<story><title>Coffee naps are better than coffee or naps alone</title><url>http://www.vox.com/2014/8/28/6074177/coffee-naps-caffeine-science</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>jisaacks</author><text>&amp;gt; I can fall a sleep in 1-2 minutes, and wake up without alarm after 15-20 minutes&lt;p&gt;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.</text></item><item><author>300</author><text>I 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.&lt;p&gt;But I don&amp;#x27;t recommend this kind of nap all the time - because after a while it&amp;#x27;s not that effective.&lt;p&gt;So, after years of napping (I&amp;#x27;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 &amp;quot;coffee nap&amp;quot; as they call it in the article.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>phpnode</author><text>it takes practise. Likely you try and take a nap a few times, it takes too long and so the next day you don&amp;#x27;t bother. But if you can get through that it gets easier over time. Your body learns that it&amp;#x27;s &amp;quot;time to go to sleep&amp;quot;.&lt;p&gt;The other strategy is physical and mental exhaustion, for this I recommend starting a business and&amp;#x2F;or becoming a parent.</text></comment>