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205 sats \ 13 comments \ @cryotosensei 17 Jan HealthAndFitness

There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe in naps and those who don’t.

I belong to the former camp. Late Friday afternoons are a sacred space because I get to nap for 45-60 mins in my empty home. Just the whirring of the fan. Bliss.

I’m a bit embarrassed to state that my nap usually happens after drinking my once-a-week indulgence of Japanese beer. Maybe that’s why I sleep so unobstructed by thoughts of life.

As it is, I feel like I have derived a second wind to deal with tonight’s parenting. That’s awesome.¹

Do you nap?

The common phrase heard around the water cooler and the school lockers is TGIF (Thank God It’s Friday). In the UK and Australia, they have a different term called POETS day (Piss Off Early Tomorrow’s Saturday.) So, POETS! ↩

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24 sats \ 2 replies \ @south_korea_ln 17 Jan

There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe in naps and those who don’t.

I belong to the latter camp.

You mean the former camp?

I do believe in its benefits. Unfortunately, i never made time for it or inserted it in my routine. I briefly did when my son used to nap himself as a baby. That peace has sailed now~~

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei OP 17 Jan

Nice catch! Edited.

I actually assumed that you work from home and get to nap before continuing your work. I think it’s because you might sometimes work for an hour on your Daily Maths puzzle, and I don’t see how it’s something that can be done at the workplace haha

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @south_korea_ln 17 Jan

Haha, one of the perks of academia. I get to make my own work hours.

Also one of the curses, it never feels like I'm "off the job". Its Friday night, my son is in bed, and I know I'll likely be working on a paper until 1am.

87 sats \ 0 replies \ @Taft 17 Jan

There are two kinds of people in the world, those who believe in naps and those who don’t.

I am in the latter camp. I never take a nap during the day. If I have a nap during the day, I have trouble sleeping at night.

87 sats \ 2 replies \ @stack_harder 17 Jan

i have been a lifelong napper and it's the best thing ever. my only thing close to a superpower is, i can take a nap almost on command.

i especially find at almost 40, if I'm not getting at least 7+ hours, my mental and general performance is shit, anything below 7 and a nap is a literal must. A quote i am reminded of - 'People who can not find time for rest, sooner or later, will have to find time for illness.' IMO a nap is a pretty good rest.

when i was a teenager studying Russian at home, i would sometimes literally stop mid-reading something, nap for 30-40 minutes, then pick right back up, totally refreshed. i think the micro sleep also helped me retain more too.

22 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 17 Jan

LOVE that quote.

If you're not paying for health (gym, food etc), you're paying with illness!

8 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder 17 Jan

important to remember in today's hustle culture i think

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 17 Jan

Not anymore but I used to.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @denlillaapan 17 Jan

No, 100% don't believe in them.

They happen, roughly once every 2 months, and I always feel like shit after.

Sleeping is for nighttime.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @fm 17 Jan

Since i had my kids, yes, i started to take a nap with them.. Problem is, now i feel the need to nap every day its not office day.. Im worried i messed up my internal clock.. Also, now as they grow older and dont need a nap, i get grumpy if i miss my nap.. dammit

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LowK3y19 17 Jan

I try not to but if I do it’s only like a 20 min nap

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sasasuina 17 Jan

Yeah, reading papers always puts me to sleep—it’s like magic!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @NovaRift 17 Jan

Absolutely! I take naps while studying because they help my brain remember things better. But my naps are usually very short, like 25 minutes to a maximum of 35.

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