I have always believed in two daytime practices: eating when hungry; as well as, napping when sleepy. Long before corporates began encouraging employees to snatch a mid-shift snooze during the day, when sleeping on the job was considered a taboo, I used to catch 40 winks post-lunch every day at work. A mental health guru had advised me to allow for some quiet time during the day. A period for meditation. For calm or introspection. Instead, I started taking 20-minute naps in the afternoon. The benefits, taken from a study of companies committed to employee wellness that recognize the benefits of napping at work, are listed below. Very simply I will tell you what the practice does for me: it recharges me for the rest of the day. It’s a wise practice. For everybody at some time becomes tired and loses focus while at work. Particularly during summer.
More and more companies that are making employees shut down and shut-eye for 20 minutes every afternoon are reporting an increase in productivity. They provide restrooms or camp cots. The power nap boosts employee alertness and improves performance to start-of-the-day levels. It reboots the brain. The study also shows people who take regular naps in the afternoon are less likely to suffer from heart disease compared to those that don’t.
The trick is to keep it short. I have an inbuilt alarm that wakes me up after 20 minutes. Oversleeping makes you groggy and disoriented and deprives you of sleep at night. The idea is to take the weight off your feet. So put your feet up. I used to roll out a mat on the floor of my cabin and stretch out. A friend sneaks out and takes his power nap in the car! He said it helps with his hypertension and diabetes. Do what works for you. You’ll thank me.
About Mark Manuel
The above thoughts/content has been proudly copied from the wall of Sir Mark Manuel. Being interviewing almost every role model of this country and going stronger each day. Mark Manuel is a respected Mumbai editor, writer, as well as columnist.
With over three decades of journalism in leading publications. This includes the Free Press Journal, Times, Dainik Bhaskar, Mid-Day, as well as Afternoon. He is famous for his brilliant pen interviews. He himself is a TEDx speaker.
Further
His interviews have featured in several leading media houses. They include the Hindustan Times, Huffington Post, BBC, and Network 18. He has interviewed almost every famous person. In the country from Mother Teresa to Muhammad Ali. His first book is just out. It’s titled Moryaa Re! It is a crime thriller that is perhaps the country’s first police procedural. He began his career covering crime. And in a tribute to his experience and knowledge of this beat.
Several distinguished officers of the Mumbai Police and its Crime Branch collaborated with him to make this book possible. In a statement of friendship for Mark Manuel and admiration for his work, Amitabh Bachchan wrote the forward.
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