I sneak off to the parking garage at lunch time to have a Power Nap in the back of my car. Tinted windows mean I'm totally invisible, and I can get 25 min of good rest. It is a highlight of my day
Haha nope, Tesla Model 3. The back seat is juuust wide enough to lie down in the back for a nap. I’m 6’2” so it wouldn’t be comfortable overnight but for half an hour it is enough.
A woman at work recently told me she naps in her car after her daily walk. It made me think that I could probably put the back seat down in my car and put an inflatable mattress on it and nap anywhere.
In fact, I have considered one in case I just want to (for example) drive to a trailhead the night before for an early morning start, and catch some sleep in the car without setting up a tent and all.
In parts of Asia, it's common for workers to bring a sleeping bag, office lights turned off during lunch break, and take a nap.
In the US, I used to sneak away for a nap during lunch. It's amazing how much more energy I have in the afternoon.
I think naps should be encouraged by managers in American work places. For example, give a small bonus to people who take 15-30 minute naps. I know if I ever run a company, I'd have a nap policy and provide safe spaces for workers to nap. A long time ago, bosses discovered that coffee increased productivity. I don't see why 15-30 minute naps shouldn't be encouraged by bosses.
Most people are somewhat sleep deprived, whether it's insomnia, anxiety, long commute, parenting, etc. For me, if I didn't get more 7 hours of sleep the night before, my productivity is half of a normal day. A nap can boost a worker's productivity significantly for half a day. It's better than stuffing yourself with coffee, which is unhealthy and provides more of a nervous energy than productive energy in my opinion.
If I were your boss, I'd tell you to follow up that nap with a coffee and then GET BACK TO WORK :)
But.. there is the alternative theory of the "caffeine nap" a.k.a. "coffee nap" - that you have coffee just before your nap, and then the coffee's first effect (dilating blood vessels) helps you fall asleep before the second effect (increased alertness) kicks in.
When I went to China for work my coworkers office chairs laid all the way back, parallel to the floor. The lights kicked off for an hour after lunch for a nap. Meanwhile my manager and I worked in the dark...
I've been napping my entire life. When I had to go into the office I always went into a Starbucks, ordered the cheapest drink of their filthy selection, then went to their biggest sofa, put on my headphones with classical music on, leaned back and had a nap. On the way back to the office I'd grab a takeaway meal and then eat by my desk.
I'm one of the few people that use the "nap pods" in my building. I definitely a little weird in doing it but some days it's just my better for everyone if I take a brief nap and return to work more rested
in an office you can't even close your eyes for longer than 10 seconds with the intention to visualize something or think deeply without someone asking if everything is alright.
