On this episode, we explore the science behind naps. Topics covered include:
How naps help us push past productivity walls;
- The golden rule of productivity advice;
- How napping influences cognitive performance and alertness;
- When to take naps throughout the day;
- Avoiding sleep inertia;
- Our ratio of cognitive versus rote work;
- How sleep deprivation changes how we think about our productivity;
- What the research suggests with napping;
- How to take a coffee nap.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Book: When, by Dan Pink
- Study: Benefits of napping in healthy adults: impact of nap length, time of day, age, and experience with napping
- Study: Effects of a Short Daytime Nap on the Cognitive Performance (Meta-Analysis)
- Study: Fatigue on the flight deck: The consequences of sleep loss and the benefits of napping
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