Re:Take Naps at Work
by edouard-lopez on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @01:41AM
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First, not all companies have the finances of Google. Then, offices are still busy when you take your nap.
I do mine, in the open space and there is always conversations or movements around, but after a few minutes I don't hear them anymore.
Usually I put a 15min alarm and wake after 12min, sometimes I need 30min.
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Re:Take Naps at Work
by Hydraulix989 on Wednesday June 28, 2017 @10:14PM
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I think the argument FOR napping is the financial one; if 20 minutes of napping gives more than 20 minutes of productivity/efficiency afterwards (which turns out it does, backed by numerous academic studies), then it is worth it.
There's a few things in American culture, in particular, working against it though: our backwards cultural attitude that sleeping is considered "lazy" (USA is one of the most sleep-deprived population) and the fact that working on little sleep is falsely considered a "badge of honor," even though the occurrence of mistakes made by workers is MUCH higher when said workers are sleep deprived.