Power Naps: A Wake up Call to Improved Efficiency The secret to becoming more productive is not managing your time but your energy. We live in a society where long productive hours seem necessary to meet a deadline, cram for finals or juggle everyday responsibilities. But let 's face it folks...at some point our bodies begin to shut down, our systems are fried and it 's time to reboot. Traditionally, caffeine product use provides the necessary jolt to get the system started. However, a power nap has greater benefits. Recent research suggests power naps assist in improving mental functions, increasing energy and are beneficial to overall health. Therefore, the power behind a nap is becoming more practiced. What is a power nap anyway? When
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For example, one may ask, “How am I going to fit a nap into my life?” Well that 's the great thing about power naps. They only require a short commitment of about 20 minutes. Think about it, this is the same amount of time you would sit at a drive thru buying a Coke or standing in line at Starbucks for a “cup of Joe.” Personally, I reorganized my schedule, so I could manage all my responsibilities efficiently. By doing so I can squeeze in a nap. Whether I do it at work on my lunch, between classes or a quickie before study time, it is necessary in-order to get it all done. By doing so, I have increased the capacity of work that could be completed in a days time. Coupled with reaping the benefits of feeling focused and refreshed. In addition, I 've been challenged with the effects of a nap on night sleep cycles. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 20 minutes naps, refreshes groggy individuals. As well as, allowing participants to maintain their normal sleep cycle. Essentially, if scheduled within seven to eight hours after your sleep-wake cycle. Finally, most individuals dispute coffee consumption can provide the same type of pick me up. Although this may be true, according to a study released in 2008, naps are better than coffee consumption when it comes to improving verbal memory, motor skills and perceptual learning. Not to mention, caffeine has been known to impair motor sequence learning and declarative verbal memory. In short, despite the arguments that I have heard I strongly believe that there are benefits to power naps and definitely worth trying as so many others
For example, one may ask, “How am I going to fit a nap into my life?” Well that 's the great thing about power naps. They only require a short commitment of about 20 minutes. Think about it, this is the same amount of time you would sit at a drive thru buying a Coke or standing in line at Starbucks for a “cup of Joe.” Personally, I reorganized my schedule, so I could manage all my responsibilities efficiently. By doing so I can squeeze in a nap. Whether I do it at work on my lunch, between classes or a quickie before study time, it is necessary in-order to get it all done. By doing so, I have increased the capacity of work that could be completed in a days time. Coupled with reaping the benefits of feeling focused and refreshed. In addition, I 've been challenged with the effects of a nap on night sleep cycles. According to the National Sleep Foundation, 20 minutes naps, refreshes groggy individuals. As well as, allowing participants to maintain their normal sleep cycle. Essentially, if scheduled within seven to eight hours after your sleep-wake cycle. Finally, most individuals dispute coffee consumption can provide the same type of pick me up. Although this may be true, according to a study released in 2008, naps are better than coffee consumption when it comes to improving verbal memory, motor skills and perceptual learning. Not to mention, caffeine has been known to impair motor sequence learning and declarative verbal memory. In short, despite the arguments that I have heard I strongly believe that there are benefits to power naps and definitely worth trying as so many others