Apparently naps produce the best cognitive pickup for tiredness - better than caffeine or placebos. The silly thing, however, is that caffeine produces the highest self-perception of alertness. That is, someone who has had a coffee in the afternoon is more likely to say they feel awake and alert than someone who has had a nap, but they are likely to under-perform in cognitive tasks. Conversely, the napper would not assert that they are awake and alert, but would out-perform the caffeine recipient most of the time.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - It's hard to be empirical about how tired people are.
PPS - At least as far as I know.
So I really should petition my work about having a bed installed under my desk for afternoon nap times.
ReplyDeleteAnd I should make submissions based on the fact that this would be more cost-effective than the $3,000 coffee machine.
If you're going to ask for a bed, you might as well make it somewhere more accessible and spacious than under your desk, but it's true that there may be tangible benefits over a coffee machine.
ReplyDeleteMy desk is pretty big. And it means that if I'm sleeping in here, no-one will see me unless they come all they way in and look under the desk.
ReplyDeleteThat can be an advantage or a disadvantage, depending on who is looking for you.
ReplyDeleteAlways a disadvantage. If I'm sleeping, I don't want to be found
ReplyDeleteThen perhaps you should sleep somewhere you can't be found...
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