caffeine nap

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Sleep researchers at the Loughborough University in Britain did several tests on fatigued drivers to compare the effects of different methods a driver can use to stay awake . . . What researchers found worked the best was a caffeine nap.

The Caffeine Nap is simple. You drink a cup of coffee and immediately take a 15 minute nap. Researchers found coffee helps clear your system of adenosine, a chemical which makes you sleepy. So in testing, the combination of a cup of coffee with an immediate nap chaser provided the most alertness for the longest period of time. The recommendation was to nap only 15 minutes, no more or less and you must sleep immediately after the coffee.

Hmmm, so that's what it's called. I've been taking caffeine naps without my actually knowing it. I do, however, have a tendency to prolong the duration of the nap. I suppose that's the reason why it doesn't work for me all the time :)