Power Napping: The Manual

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  sbrennaman354

  06/18/08 | Report as spam

  Power Napping

  This idea has been around for decades if not longer. President Nixon, who routinely did not turn in for bed until well after 1:00 AM and got up at 6 AM, would take two of these. Early afternoon and early evening after dinner. Pres Johnson and Pres Reagon were know to do it to battle the grind of a long day.
  
  Allowing it in the office cubicle setting is fraught with problems for the manager, not the smallest of which involves those employees that do not do it and resent those that do.
  
  Simpler solutions is for employees to make an effort to get the sleep at home and to eat a lighter lunch. Sleeping at work may well be productive but US companies and employees may not be ready for it.

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  mbmattis@...

  06/18/08 | Report as spam

  Churchill, too

  Speaking of Nixon, let's not forget Churchill, an epic napper!

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  asim.mehmood

  06/18/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Power Napping: The Manual

  Napping after taking lunch is a tradition in Arab culture and its very good for health... but the question arises..where people would take this nap ? as companies need to develop a nap room where people nap... also how would they control nap timings.. i think 20 minutes controlled nap is quite optimistic target for organization...

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  rgilmour

  06/19/08 | Report as spam

  How exactly are you meant to nap?

  I work in an open plan office and the only comfortable chairs are in reception.
  
  I am lucky enough to work so close to home I could nip home for a lunchtime nap. Are business planning to institute "nap rooms" to meet this need?

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  sbrennaman354

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  Nap Rooms

  This is the problem I alluded to in my first comment. Sleep is best performed in a one's own personal space, at home. If we expect people to work longer hours beyond the 40-*45 hour work week we will see this sort of push back. Construction workers and teh liek will want nap breaks.
  
  If you wan to sleep do it at home on your time. Manage your life better and find a way to ge the needed sleep at home. Maybe give up an hour of prime time tv.

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  IMLaughlin

  11/19/08 | Report as spam

  Lunch nap to cut calories?

  Find that 20-min car nap instead of lunch hour not only refreshes mind, but reduces calories consumed from lunch through evening. (Have bad habit of eating to fight fatigue.) Now I go to the parking garage, insert foam ear plugs, put something over the eyes, and never seem to Z more than 20-30 minutes. Then I finish "lunch hour" by eating something light and healthy at my desk while answering emails.