Whether you work in a serviced office, at home or in a commercial property of some sort, sleeping at work every day can improve your performance.
Researchers have established in recent years that the human body requires only as much sleep as the brain will permit it. In other words, so long as the brain is performing at peak power, there’s no great necessity for sleep. The big thing is that the brain requires a break every now and then and it seems that the brain can rejuvenate itself and go on ‘like with a full tank of gas’ with just a short, 20-minute power nap.
These little 20-minute power naps for people who are truly absorbed in their work, almost always supply a new burst of original ideas and energy. They have a tendency to do away with the need for caffeine boosts during the workday. And, they guarantee a reserve of energy so that the working day isn’t followed by an evening falling asleep in front of the TV.
In a recent study, researchers at NASA showed that a 30 minute power nap increased cognitive faculties by approximately 40 percent. Tests carried out on one thousand volunteers proved that those who continued working without rest, made lower scores in intelligence tests like the IQ test. More importantly, their capacities to work and memorise decreased in comparison to those who napped after lunch.
In concordance with NASA’s work, biology students at Berkeley University determined that the nap must be short in order to produce maximum effectiveness. Over forty five minutes, the beneficial effects of napping disappear and it is therefore suggested to take a fifteen to thirty five minute ‘power nap.’ This is the time necessary for the organism to rest and enables brain neurons to recuperate.
And here is s really good tip…Have caffeine right before you nap. This may sound counterintuitive since caffeine is a drug and a stimulant, but it won’t kick in immediately. Caffeine has to travel through your gastro-intestinal tract, meaning that it can take up to 45 minutes to be absorbed. Taking a ‘caffeine nap’ in which 200mg of caffeine are consumed right before a 20-minute nap, will not only improve your performance, but it will also lessen how sleepy you feel once you wake up.
So, for the best results in your serviced office, maybe you should consider taking a nap at your desk.
