Napping at Work Makes You A Better Employee

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care2.com 03 Feb '13, 9pm

Napping at Work Makes You A Better Employee

You know that feeling where you’re at work, maybe even in a meeting, and you simply cannot keep your eyes open? A growing number of experts and employers have come up with a brilliant solution. Go to sleep. The middle of a meeting is probably not the best time to implement this fix, but a half hour nap before the meeting could make all the difference in the world. NASA studied the effects of naps and found that “a nap of just 26 minutes can boost performance by as much as 34 percent,” ABC reports . The nap also generates a 54% improvement in alertness, according to CNN Money . Dr. Sara C. Mednick, author of the book “Take A Nap! Change Your Life,” summarizes some more of sleep’s effects . ”I found it helps with memory processing, alertness, and learning new skills,” she said. “We live with less than our recommended eight hours, and that means so many things — decreased sex...

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