Name: Napping.
Age: Ancient. Before drugs, it was all we had.
Appearance: Like sleep, but shorter.
How much shorter? Well, that depends. A power nap is generally reckoned to last between 10 and 20 minutes. A catnap is a bit longer, say 20 to 25 minutes. A decent Spanish siesta could be 30 minutes or more.
Only 30 minutes? But their shops are shut all afternoon! “Siesta” can refer to the whole period of daily downtime – generally from 2pm to 5pm – as well as the shorter nap that takes place within it.
I’m not sure I could live that way, having naps on purpose. You have naps by accident?
Almost every day, straight
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