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I appreciate the sentiment, and generally think it's a really great idea and gesture, but personally, when I nap, I end up feeling 10x worse when I wake up than when I started. I can rarely think of a time when I've taken a nap and not regretted it.

But that doesn't mean I wouldn't encourage companies to do this.

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Depends on when you wake. It is possible to nap and awaken feeling better than before, but you generally need a timer of some sort.

How old are you? I used to be unable to take short naps and would always feel terrible on waking. Sometime in my late 20s-early 30s this completely changed and I have since grown to love the 15-20 minute nap. Likely there was some kind of shift in brain chemistry; it would be interesting to know what it was.

I have had the same experience. When I was a teenager, my day would be ruined if I took a nap. I would feel really tired, and a bit nauseous. Nowadays a short nap is almost never wrong, but I can still feel a little bit off sometimes.

I'm 31, so I'm hoping that switch comes soon. I've always envied people who could nap. =)

I find that 20-minute naps leave me feeling refreshed for another few hours. 1-hour naps leave me tired.

I've gotten to where I can even do a 20-minute nap while sort of aware of my environment. It's quite useful when you're in public (like on a train) and can't really sleep, but need some rest, or out with friends and not really ready to call it a night.

I agree for the most part. The main times that naps have been refreshing were when I was hungover and tired from the previous night's activities.

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