Too old for crushing my enemies and seeing them driven off. So a nap is best!
So, the siesta cultures have it right. Viva la siesta!
“Power naps”!
An afternoon nap followed by caffeinated beverage and I’m good ‘til midnight. It’s like two days in one.
A 20 minute nap in the afternoon does wonders if your boss doesn’t catch you doing it.
Author says it’s because we don’t get enough sleep. Wrong.
1) Eat a big meal for lunch and the body focuses its energy on digesting the food. So, you have less for other things. That’s the way it’s supposed to work.
Big Mac, fries, and cola = 910 calories (small fries and drink), so if you are eating fast food for lunch you are eating a big meal.
2) Carbs are sugar. Most of the calories from the above meal come from carbs (bread, fries, corn syrup). Causing you to have a sugar crash a couple of hours after eating it.
Too many calories and too many carbs. That’s what causes the 3:00 drowsies. You want to be bright and alert, then do two things:
1) eat smaller meals for lunch
2) restrict your carbs at lunch
Not much of a revelation. I’ve known that for years.
My brain gets tired in the afternoons,, because I use all the time . .
I come into work at 5am and mostly done ‘working’ by noon anyways..
Two sleep times a day?
I’d better cut back.
4pm - tea and biscuits like the Brits do.
So that’s why Mr. Dithers doesn’t really fire Bumstead.
I know democrats whose brain never gets tired!
High Potency Vitamin B Complex before noon... no fade out in the late afternoon... try it... cheap solution.
I think this has been addressed somewhere before.
“humans are “built for two sleeps a day”
Notice the Intelligent Dexign terminology coming from a Darwininst atheist?
This sort of pseudoscience or quasi science is the new ethos in the UK.
Not necessarily utter nonsensical Just-so stories, but Just-so stories nonetheless.
This so-called Evolutionary Psychology takes the place of traditional Judeo-Christian world view and also the earlier secular Freudian worldview.
I lived in Europe for 10 years and loved that siesta. The evening is so much more pleasant. Also when I had a child who napped, I’d nap too. I really miss it!
I used to leave my boss’ door slightly ajar while he power napped and told those who came to see him that he was busy but would contact them as soon as he was available. He was pushing 60 and arrived dressed as sharp dressed man every day at 5am. We never discussed it but I know he appreciated my consideration, discretion and diplomacy.
About once a week, I need a nap in the afternoon. They last between 9 and 15 minutes. If I take one, I can work until bedtime. If I need one and don’t take it, my productivity is shot for the rest of the day.