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It’s International Sleeping On The Job Day....

In 2002, the German town of Vechta reported that civil servants allowed to sleep for 20 minutes after lunch worked more efficiently and effectively. Some 22 percent of the German population napped.

NAPPING

WHAT IT MEANS:
Napping doesn’t mean you’re lazy. In fact, there may be some link between naps and financial success; in the survey, a third of frequent nappers made more than $100,000per year.

Studies have also found that naps improve cognitive function, memory, and alertness, and one study in Greece found that people who took three 30-minute naps a week cut their risk of a fatal heart attack by 37 percent—largely due to the fact that naps cut down on heart-damaging stress.
Researchers have found that prime napping time is between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. But with most of us at work during those hours, sneaking in some shuteye takes a little doing.

WATERCOOLER CONVERSATION FACTS...ON “SLEEPING”

Surveys show that 2 out of 3 people sleep on their sides

Wikipedia defines SLEEP as: a naturally recurring state of relatively suspended sensory and motor activity, characterized by total or partial unconsciousness and the inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles.

To drop off to sleep, we must first cool off; body temperature and the brain’s sleep-wake cycle are closely linked. That’s why hot summer nights can cause a restless sleep.

A survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that 30% of Adults have admitted to sleeping while on the job!!

Imagine being a DUCK? Ducks at risk of attack by predators are able to balance the need for sleep and survival, keeping one half of the brain awake while the other slips into sleep mode.