Naps have many benefits that have been confirmed by research. Namely, napping can reduce fatigue; increase alertness, creativity, and learning; improve mood, and even affect your memory.1 More studies about the benefits of napping are needed, but a very small and early study on the subject showed that a 60- to 90-minute nap helped study participants better perform at a task later in the day than the group that didn’t take a nap. What this might suggest is that a nap may help you solidify the learning of a new task. Early findings also suggest that a nap that contains REM (rapid eye movement) sleep could enhance performance as much as a normal night’s sleep, but more studies are needed. 2