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Napping Strategies

Meaning

Napping Strategies involve clinically guided, structured approaches to daytime sleep, precisely optimized for timing, duration, and environmental conditions to achieve specific physiological benefits. These strategies move beyond simple rest, aiming to maximize cognitive restoration, minimize post-sleep grogginess known as sleep inertia, and support the underlying circadian rhythmicity. A successful strategy is a powerful tool for acutely managing accumulated sleep debt and enhancing executive function during the waking hours. It is an intentional component of total sleep architecture management.