Jim KwikFounder, Kwik Brain · Brain Coach

How long should you nap? #brainscience

11 Mar 2025 · 1 min

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Jim Kwik explains two nap lengths: five minutes to clear your mind during an afternoon slump, or ninety minutes to complete a full sleep cycle and form new associations for creative work. Napping trains your brain's default mode network.

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This is how you train your default mode network. One of the ways is napping. If you are experiencing a mid-afternoon slump and all you want to do is fall into a deep sleep and you just need your mind to be clear, a 5-minute nap might be all you need for sharper thinking. But for example, if you have a major creative project ahead of you, you will need at least 90 minutes of napping time. This gives your brain enough time to to shuttle around ideas, to make the associations that it needs to make.