July 10, 2006
Have you slept on the job?
Have you ever slept on the job? It seems as thought it may actually increase your productivity!
"Most people stay awake all day rather than taking a nap - but they're fooling themselves. If they're tired, they make mistakes and are more likely to have accidents. They can't think as clearly," says Noel Kingsley, spokesperson for Siesta Awareness.Sleeping on a benchYou know it makes senseTaking a short nap is the answer, he says. It's a case of "listening to our bodies".
"There is a natural dip in energy, about 12 hours after the deepest sleep; we get drowsy and there's a drop in body temperature. We need a short nap to refresh ourselves."
But why don't we? If you said you were going to pound on a treadmill in the gym for an hour during lunch, everyone would think you were a model worker.
If you said you fancied snoring for an hour, would you get the same approval? Waking up with a keyboard indentation on your face doesn't quite spell management material."
Falling asleep is associated with laziness and boozy lunches - when it has nothing to do with that. It's responding to what's natural. If businesses were more far-sighted they'd see that it helps people to perform."
