Take a nap -- science says so!
Sleep good!: A midday nap is good for your health. Photo by alykat from Flickr.com
A perfect post for a Monday morning...
The new book Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream by Jennifer Ackerman explores a wide range of new findings in human physiology. According to a review in the NY Times,
A host of new hormones have been discovered to govern appetite and satiety, and while the doldrums that follow lunch are still not completely understood, recent research strongly supports a brief nap to treat them.
So the next time the boss catches me napping at my desk, I’ll have bona-fide scientific research to back me up – all the way to the unemployment line.
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naps after school just make me drowsy the rest of the day when i wake up!! so there not really that helpful lol but maybe thats just me
Umm, considering you telecommute from several states away I am guess your pretty safe from the prying eyes. Read, Bryan is jealous of your ability to doze off after lunch.
This is one of those perennial issues like coffee or wine being good or bad for you. I feel like research is constantly coming out saying that naps are good or bad for you. "Sleep is totally important and we don't get enough," says one study and, "the human body can survive on surprisingly little sleep," says another. Don't get me wrong, I'm still a fan of naps. I just feel like this type of research has a communication problem. I never know how findings like this fit into the larger body of research into the subject.
Zzzzz.... hunh?... wha....?... oh, sorry. I musta dozed off there for a sec. What were you saying? ;-)
Typically, research says it's a good idea . . . it's even one of the seven habits of highly effective people. My question is how do people fit it into the busy day? It sounds like something people say they do, but never do. I don't see people sleeping at their desk or in their cars, so where do these people sleep? Probably only happens in the research labs.
i take naps everday and i like it is good for you
i take naps everyday so i feel refreshed
I heard there was a country where they shut down everything for about 2 hours so people can take a nap. I think that taking naps is a good idea and will help you to live longer and feel better.
ah. taking naps at school would be nice.
CNN reports that taking naps at work is a growing trend. See -- I'm not lazy, I'm just ahead of the curve!
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