Power Naps

[Khandro]

Do you power nap? do you find it better than caffeine? I have been reading how the great Konrad Adenauer, former Chancellor of Germany, who acheived so much in the rebuilding of Germany after the war, insisted on taking a nap in the afternoon, not only that, but he lay on the facilities for any visiting statesmen to do the same, sometimes to their puzzlement.
I believe Churchill was also a confirmed napper. Might taking a nap help us achieve more than continually slogging on?
http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/the-secret-and-surprising-power-of-naps

[andy-hughes]

I am a great believer in napping.

I will take any opportunity to sleep anywhere from five minutes upwards.

I often have a sleep after lunch, but I am blessed with the ability to sleep literally anywhere, so sitting upright at my desk in a busy well-lit office presents no problems to me at all, and I feel better afterwards.

[jd_1984]

I envy those who benefit from a power nap as it just makes me feel worse.
I usually try and make it to bedtime and get one solid sleep in.

Funnily enough however I nap on holiday (probably the heat) and then feel reinvigorated for the evening...

[joggerjayne]

I'd never really tried power napping until a couple of weeks ago.

I was in Las Vegas with some pals for my 50th birthday (thank you, ha ha). We were there for 5 nights.

On 3 of the nights, we didn't go to bed. On the other 2 nights, we went to bed around 2.00am one night, and 4.00am the other. Both times, we were back down by the pool at 7.00am. Over 5 nights, we spent about 8 hours in bed.

But ... in between gambling, we would lie by the pool, and grab naps. Apart from waking up with burnt bits, it was great. It actually worked.

[joggerjayne]

Just seen jd's post, above mine. Yes, it's the holiday nap.

[whiskeryron]

YES. Daily.

[ludwig]

I love a good nap. I try to coincide them with meetings at work.

[Lie-in King]

“…Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care,
The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath,
Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,
Chief nourisher in life’s feast.” - Macbeth

That's all very well, but even after what seemed a decent night's kip I can feel wrung-out & a nap later in the day really does refresh me.

Thankfully, like Andy, I can sleep anytime, anywhere so it's easy for me to grab a nap whenever the urge takezzzz...

[Khandro]

I got up earlier than usual this morning and started working in my studio, at eleven I was suddenly overcome with tiredness, instead of having a strong coffee, I got back in bed, snoozed just for 20 minutes and got up completely invigorated. I think some people feel sleeping in the daytime is somehow sinful, but when you look around, all animals do it without even the slightest sense of guilt.

[andy-hughes]

I adore sleeping in the day - even more because it is seen as 'decadent'.

I think the Spanish have the right idea - up early, lunch, nap, bit more work, dinner, and out for the evening - perfect.

[Cloverjo]

I do like a nap in the afternoon if I'm not working. I have nodded off at my desk at work, but I am in front of customers all the time, so it's not ideal. I try to nick a few minutes out the back if I can sneak off.

[SlackAlice]

I don't power nap as such, I just 'die' for 50 minutes in the afternoon ☺☺☺

[mccfluff]

i wish i could nap, i envy people who just fall asleep, its take ages for me to nod off, then the cat decides its time for breakfast :-(

[Hopkirk]

Apparently the trick is to keep it down to 15 - 20 minutes, or you drop into a deeper sleep and feel worse.

One suggestion I have heard is to drink something with caffeine in just before the nap.

[Garaman]

…and certainly not as long as an hour or that can increase your risk of diabetes type 2 by 45 per cent according to reports in the press.