[Dragaera] Sleep cycles

[Dusty Sayers]

Vlad mentions at least once, I and think more than once, that Cawti 
likes naps (she feels like naps the way a cat does) while he rarely 
takes them, and usually feels groggy after he does (but in one book--I 
think Jhegaala--he takes a nap and wakes up refreshed).  Whether naps 
are typical, though, for Dragaerans, Easterners, Serioli, Jenoine, or 
gods, does not seem to come up (although four meals a day does seem 
typical, at least for anyone Paarfi writes about).

Personally, I think I'd like a 30 hour day, but I could be wrong.

Howard Brazee wrote:
> On 1/22/2010 11:26 AM, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
>> A couple of times I've suspected caffeine may have kept me from 
>> sleeping.
>> But usually I can have a coke or a mug of tea just before bed as part of
>> the process of winding down and getting ready to stop doing stuff.  I
>> don't drink much caffeine -- couple of cokes and maybe some tea in a
>> typical day.  Nothing happens if I miss a few days (no headaches or
>> anything), and I drop to sleep very quickly nearly all the time.
>>
>> I find I get an energy peak just about when I should be going to bed 
>> most
>> days.  I think a 28 or so hour day might work very well for me.
>>    
>
> A lot of this depends on your sleep cycle as much as your wake 
> cycle.    It is fun to compare people who stay up late and get up late 
> to those who go to bed early and get up early - they can often have 
> the same cycle, with the sun as the variable.  It could also be that 
> their work is a significant variable, or when they get their exercise, 
> or when they eat.
>
> And different people sleep differently.   Some people just want to 
> avoid going to sleep.  Others don't like sleeping all night.    
> Society doesn't like us taking naps the way many biologists say we 
> should.   (Spaniards who have eliminated their siesta but still go to 
> bed late at night suffer from sleep deprivation).    Any references to 
> napping in the books?
>
> All of these could disguise how long a person's natural cycle is.
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