Temporary Archive: Suzanne Brockmann's Message Board

One of my college roommates told me REM works in 4hr cycles (could be complete nonsense, but her system worked so I'll share it). Rather than having a 2-hour nap, she'd say, have a 4-hour one or none at all. That way your body would get to go in and out of its deep-sleep cycle. You know how when you get woken up from a deep sleep you are super-groggy? That was what she said happened with naps less than 4 hours. Watching some medical drama like ER, I saw an actor "resident" give the same advice to a "student". I used her system when cramming for exams (study 'till 3:30, sleep 'till 7:30) so I at least got some sleep, and I ended up with decent grades and didn't waste any time studying all semester :) :)