This is part 2 of my post from last week on how to design the perfect nap.
Today, I’d like to continue by talking about how you can fall asleep no matter where you are. This is useful for napping in airports, couches, or at your desk if need be.
The trick is the use sleep MP3’s such as these. They are essentially MP3’s that play white noise… » Continue
June 20 2007 | By Brian | Tagged: nap, sleep | 63 comments»
To coincide with the recent posts about napping - a great post from Brian Armstrong about designing the perfect nap, and this one on power napping - here’s a quick and easy step by step to get in that zone; good for short, meditating sleeps.
June 13 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: meditation, nap, relaxation | 2 comments»
Most people enjoy a good nap now and then, but are you really utilizing their full power?
A correctly performed nap can give you a great boost in energy, focus, and concentration, but a poorly executed nap can leave you groggy and more tired than when you started.
Several cultures around the world use a “siesta” in the afternoon to stay productive, and many workers in the U.S. have reported success… » Continue
June 11 2007 | By Brian | Tagged: nap, polyphasic-sleep, rem, rest | 18 comments»
Get tired in the middle of the day? You might not need a proper sleep, but rather just a quick nap to get back in gear - because we can’t be productive when we’re tired.
Micronaps are those moments you catch yourself having fallen asleep, usually for somewhere under 5 minutes. However, if you schedule these in your day you can give yourself some easy pick-ups. Could a nap replace… » Continue
June 6 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: nap, sleep, sleeping | 4 comments»
Hey, I’m not being lazy. I’m napping for 20 minutes so I’m killer productive for the next few hours. That makes sense, right? No use being drowsy and irritated for those hours, I’ll be an attentive, productive part of the workplace.
Here’s how to get a good nap:
March 26 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: health, nap, sleeping | 5 comments»
Kurt Kleiner talks about his love towards napping and looks for reasons to take his nap. With all those negative perceptions in the modern world on napping, he wants to prove that it may not be bad thing at all.
He found many studies recently shows napping improve productivity. How useful is it for a 10 minutes nap if you can have a better productivity after that:
But sleep experts say a… » Continue
November 1 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: nap, sleeping | 2 comments»
Gnorb writes in and introduces his post on power nap. There are couple of resources available on power nap, but Gnorb has a pretty good overview on this topic. Power nap is great from people who suffer through days of fatigue and need some quick ways to recover. He talks about the advantages of power naps, and go through all what, where, and how questions for it:
How much… » Continue
September 29 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: nap, sleep | 2 comments»
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