Babies powernap all the time.
Power Naps can heal stress, increase productivity and improve your health.Seriously though, children take regular naps as they exert a lot of energy and need to recuperate. At that young age, parents and kindergarten teachers still allow them to do so, while as you get older, you’re deprived of this luxury - or let me correct: necessity. Powernapping means to take short naps to recharge your batteries during the day. I first heard about this during high school, and here’s how I do it quite regularly.
- Find your Down-Zone: Locate the time of day when you’re least productive, or just feel like giving up and running away. For me, this is shortly after lunch.
- Find a bed: Your on bed is best, but a couch or anything comfy will do. Blankets are a big plus, and so is privacy.
- Get cozy:Remove your clothes excepting undergarments, wrap yourself in a blanket, turn away and nod off.
- Set an alarm:Setting the alarm is important. A good powernap shouldn’t exceed 15-20 minutes or you’ll enter a deep sleep phase.
- Drink water:This is my personal fav trick. Load in a good bottle of cool water and you’ll be as awake as a squirrel, ready for the rest of your day.
- Quick-groom:After I sleep, I usually end up with messy hair, grogginess and sticky eyes. A quick trip to the bathroom with a face wash gel and a toothbrush make presentable again.
That’s my personal powernap technique. It isn’t wizardry, but the whole package makes the difference. What are your powernap routine, and where are your favourite places to nod off?
June 13th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I will give a try to your methods. I have a shortage of energy at about 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm every and I need to solve this urgently.
June 22nd, 2008 at 3:34 am
I have nearly perfected the 2:30 PM car nap!