Habit #3: Twenty-Minute Naps
Napping may feel lazy, but there’s research showing it has a range of cognitive benefits .
This is particularly true if you’re doing a lot of learning, since the short burst of sleep can help with memory .
Even if you work in an office that doesn’t encourage napping, you can use a slice of your lunch break, to quickly rest.
The key is to learn how to take short naps. Many people take naps which are too long, pushing them into deeper phases of sleep which cause them to feel even groggier when they wake up.If you start adding more time, a quick nap can become a long sleep.
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