With college deadlines always looming (I know, I should have started earlier and not left everything till the last moment. Again.) I’m lucky if I get 5 hours of sleep a night. Frequent naps are the only things that get me through these trying circumstances. Thus, as the leading authority on all things nap-related, here are the five kinds of naps everyone has experienced:
1. The Snooze
I can’t be the only one who sets multiple alarms and then proceeds to hit the snooze button every single time they go off, until I absolutely have to wake up. Sure, it would be way more efficient to actually set the alarm for a later time, but the 20 or so minutes of highly interrupted sleep I get in the meantime inexplicably seem like the better option.
2. The Procrasti-nap
This kind of nap usually seems like a good idea when you have a big exam or project coming up. Is it? Most definitely not, you will wake up 10 times more stressed than before. Will I ever learn my lesson? Doubtful.
3. The Coma
So you decided to take a quick nap, only to wake up utterly disoriented, unsure of who you are, or what day or time it is. And then, upon squinting at the clock and discovering that your ‘short’ nap got derailed into a three-hour hibernation, you realize that you’re somehow still tired. This sort of nap usually results in the rest of the day being spent in a lethargic trance, so you may as well just give up now and go back to sleep. Try again tomorrow.
4. The Classroom Siesta
This usually occurs in a class where you’re trying your absolute best to not fall asleep, but the professor’s monotone explanation of electric potentials isn’t exactly helping your cause. Despite your best efforts, it becomes difficult to keep your eyes open and your head begins to loll to the side. You don’t even realize that you were sleeping until you suddenly jerk awake, only to discover that the whole class is having a giggle at your expense. Oops.
5. The Power Nap
This is the Messiah of all naps, and what all other naps aspire to be. You get some shuteye for 15-20 minutes, and wake up completely refreshed, ready to finally be a productive member of society. Until your next nap, of course.
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