Many of us overlook the benefits of an afternoon nap,but airline pilots are among those who know just what a rapid/fast snooze can do for themIf you’re yawning while you’re reading this you are either already bored (how impolite) or tired. And whether you’re tired, you’re also likely to feel frustrated, or impulsive and a bit miserable. Sleepiness is also often accompanied by finding it tough to remember things,an inability to concentrate and a tendency to bump into things. Thank goodness there’s a cure – even on the busiest of days. Its the midday nap.A small study in the journal Personality and Individual Differences of 40 volunteers aged between 18 to 50 who’d all had the same average amount of sleep found that those who had an hour’s afternoon nap spent longer on an impossible task without getting frustrated than those who didn’t nap. But who wants to get better at coping with an impossible task? What this translates to in ordinary life is that napping not only reduces tiredness, but the impulsive decision-making and short-temperedness that goes along with it.Continue reading..., or
Source: theguardian.com