Nap

A nap is a short sleep taken during the day. It is a sleep that has been told it must be back by four, and almost never is.^[1] Most naps are taken in a chair by people who sat down for “just a minute”.

Duration

The ideal nap lasts twenty minutes. The average nap lasts two hours and ends with the napper unsure what day it is, who they are, and why the room is so dark.^[2]

Resting one's eyes

Whether resting one's eyes counts as a nap remains disputed. People found resting their eyes insist that they were awake throughout and heard every word, but are unable to say what any of the words were. Naps taken during a meeting are classified, by long tradition, as “listening carefully”.

Regulation

The Society for Short Sleeps defines a nap as any sleep the sleeper intended to be short. Intentions must be declared in advance on Form N-1, a six-page document which is now the leading cause of naps at the Society's headquarters.^[3]

See also

• Chair – where most naps begin
• Minute – the length of a nap, according to the napper
• Meeting
• Koala – the leading expert

References

1. Doze, D. (2004). Back by Four. Snooze Press.
2. Forty, W. (2012). “What Day Is It? Waking From the Average Nap”. Journal of Drowsy Science 3.
3. Society for Short Sleeps (1999). “Form N-1: Declaration of Intent to Nap”. Six pages.