Originally Posted by
Carrot
I usually do a WBTB in the morning but that's because I sleep at 4 - 5am.
He didn't mention he was doing a WILD so I assumed it to be a DILD. So if we're going to look at the sleep stages before he reaches REM for a DILD, it will take quite a while for a nap unless he's sleep deprived and he'll have a REM rebound.
I've never read anything about the morning and evening energy before? What's that?
Oh I've just read up some things about nap, that you get into REM quicker in naps because you have spare REM periods after your sleep. You tentatively get faster into REM sleeps during naps because of that. But the moment it reaches night the REM periods are gone and you'll need another 90 minutes before you get your REM sleep? I never knew about that, my naps usually last from 3 to 4 hours, anything less and I can't wake up because I'm still too tired. Plus my whole body clock is screwed up, I wonder if it can even tell the difference between morning, afternoon and night.
Edits again: Ultimately I haven't found anything scientific that proves that if you have your full 8 - 9 hours of sleep everyday, you get straight into REM during your naps. I'm not exactly convinced. I understand you can get dreams quickly during naps if you had a few hours short of sleep but if you are well-rested, how is it even possible to get REM straight away when you sleep?