Why Naps Should be a Required Part of the Work Day

I think naps should be integrated into the typical work day.  Hell, naps should be integrated into everyone’s day, no matter what.  Every day at noon should be declared “Nap Time” or something similar.

Why?

Well, for one thing, naps are awesome.  For people like me, who get up at about 5 or 5:30 to get into work in the morning, it seems like a helpful way to catch up on some much-needed rest.  I feel like if we could all have that moment to take a quick break and rest our eyes for a bit, we’d feel much better during the remainder of the day.

However, I think I also advocate this idea because, by the time I get home from work (especially today, for some reason), I am about ready to crash into my bed.  Not that there is anything wrong with this, mind you.  I actually took quite a long nap when I got home today.

The bad part of this story is that I had a bad dream.  A scary dream.  There were snakes…everywhere.  It was a relief to wake up and know that they weren’t really there, but still…I was freaked out.

And here is the real reason for this post and why I think naps are essential.  If we could get a short nap in the middle of the day (only about half an hour or so), not only would we all be fresher and more alert for the rest of the day, but then I also wouldn't have to come home, take a nap, and be freaked out by snake dreams. 

I think that’s enough of a reason to make Nap Time a thing, don’t you?

Happy 6^th day of the 10 Days of Christmas,

Shannon