Power Naps at Work

Have you tried a 15 minute power nap?

I don’t care about new bedding or subscription app, I just wish there’s an employer who’d let me take a good 15-30min nap during lunch, without being judged. I secretly sneak into my car to nap and it makes a huge difference in my afternoon productivity.

I've been doing naps at work for the last year, since I started to try polyphasic sleep. Naps play an essential role in my polyphasic strategy. Those 30 minutes I spend sleeping after lunch save me some sleep hours during night. You can get some data points about naps and its importance in this book (which I recommend): <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleep-Myth-Hours-Power-Recharge/dp/0241975972/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1498658901&sr=8-2&keywords=s

Your comment about taking a quick nap is really insightful. I have a little experience with this. From my parents, I acquired the habit of taking small naps. Riding as passenger in a car puts me instantly to sleep (luckily, the same does not apply to driving). I also do this as a general thing--my sleep is more polyphasic and irregular than most people I know. I may be awake at virtually any point in the 24-hour cycle, but not necessarily at the same points each day. Overall, I find that I get a

taking a nap and resuming the work has postive effects.

A power nap of 15-30 mins at noon is a huge productivity hack for me. By self-observation, I think it is a natural need and should be addressed.

I take 60-90 mins naps, whichever day I can. I feel refresh and can focus more.

Any pointers regarding learning to nap?

Try adding a nap in the middle of the weekdays, it should make you feel much better (around half an hour should be enough)

What research says that resting without napping has no benefits?