Why you need to take a nap at work!

i think the company should allow that. i mean if it can help the effectiveness of an employee and his productivity why not! i myself also want to take a nap because i think that it will make my memory refreshed and will restore my energy back. by the way nice topic! ^_^

This is funny. Do you think the boss would mind a short nap at work? LOL Maybe they should have a nap break. LOL

Oh yes that is called "nap attack" time estherlou, so a nap for no more than 30 minutes can increase alertness etc. The same applies not only to work but also to when people are driving, and in fact in Australia there are signs on many roads saying "Nap Area" or "Rest, Revive, Survive", "Take a break every 2 hours" and things like that. We do a reasonable amount of travelling, mostly by car, so regularly stop at these areas for a bit of a break. Just getting out of the car and having a bit of a stretch can help but often in the afternoon we will pull over and have a little nap for about half an hour before we continue on our way. I must admit that initially I put it down to advancement in years, so it was nice to read that there is actually a biological reason for it. :)

That has got to be why I usually feel like taking a nap when the kids do! Thank you for giving me an actual reason - other than I am just plain tired. Increased alertness is something that I need - so I will have to start taking more naps!

lol., this ios too funny, imagine walking in to a public service office and person concerned is sleeping. The sign on door says " Nap Time-Please do not disturb by knocking" willbe really hilarious and how much productivcity of the office will increase you can imagine.

Yeah, I like to take naps .. I never used to do this when I was a teenager but now I feel the urge to it ..maybe all businesses should start allowing employees to bring their pillow along to the office lol

I also feel that taking a nap in between work is good. But if I can't I just take time to still my mind very now and again. If we give rest to our body and mind it will serve us tirelessly.

Yes, this true to me. I was working for a doctor who likes to take a nap afew minutes after lunch.Well it did revive mental alertness for her but for us no because I get sleepy at work especially in the afternoon when i didn't get at least a quick nap.

a good nap is okey, it helps to promote good working and efficiency. we need it to have the extra energy at work, let us take a nap,peeps..zzzzzzzzzzzzzz LOL

thank you very much for the information...i got knew knowledge again.. its always good to take a nap just to gain some more strength from working too much

I used to take naps when I had my own Adult Family Home. Frequently there would be times when no one needing supervision would be home between noon and 5pm. What a great stress reliever it is to be able to take a good nap and then tackle a problem. It helps make up for a bad start that's for sure. I sent it to my mother's work email. I told her she may want to pass it around and even start a petition...lol My mother loves to stay in bed on the weekends watching tv and napping. If she's away from her bed too long she starts saying, come on, let's go can't you hear my bed calling me????

Our bodies need it. In Europe they would close shops so that the family could have a good lunch together take a nap and then go back to work latter in the afternoon. The cancer rates are lower in those countries. Southern countries also do this as well. It is now well researched. But power naps not 2 hours or more or it interferes with your sleep at night. Maybe the corporate world would get wind of this and make compulsory nap/quiet time and watch the profits soar from increased productivity and less sick days :) If they are smart they would impliment it to their advantage.

for refreshment

lol! thats good,if ur allowed a nap break but if ur boss sees u, im sure u'll be fired out....

I can agree with that. I get to the point where I am really tired. If i can get a short power nap, I wake up refreshed and ready to go.

This is why I really enjoy my summers off from working at school. I can get up early, then have wonderful naps in the afternoon. I feel so good in the summer.

We should petition workplaces to allow power naps in the afternoons. A little power nap and we will be at our best performance.

Personally I am not a napper. Usually a guy thing I always thought. There was a whole study done 10 years or so ago and then some companies had facilities for the employees to take the power nap. Never heard how well it worked out. A protein snack could get you over that mid afternoon slump though!! Thanks for the link to the story!

Okay. Article printed and ready to lay on the desk of my boss! HeHe. Yeah, I love mid-afternoon 'power naps' but in my line of work they are impossible! I do sometimes nap when I get home though.

At work almost all of my co-workers takes a nap for 30 mins. or more after lunch, as for me it doesn't work because my head will hurt for sleeping just 30mins..maybe its true those people that take naps at work are more productive or more alert but it just doesn;t work for me.