The new rules for power napping in the office
How to make the benefits of the recuperative 20 winks appreciated in your office.
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The short duration is key since the aim is to avoid falling into a deep sleep, from which you might wake up feeling worse.
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Robert Shrimsley
Surely the greatest contribution to the English – and, more importantly, to corporate – language comes courtesy of James Maas, the man who popularised the phrase “power nap”. Not even Shakespeare can boast such a life-changing contribution to our daily conversation.
As someone prone to the odd bout of post-lunch torpor, I am indebted to the person who turned falling asleep at work into a corporate power move. Maas, a social psychologist at Cornell, used the term to describe a 20-minute light sleep designed to recharge the batteries.
