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"The 3pm crash" is well documented and extremely common. Personally, I set up my schedule so I am not trying to do intellectual work between 3 and 4. Eat a snac
by superuser2 10y ago
"The 3pm crash" is well documented and extremely common. Personally, I set up my schedule so I am not trying to do intellectual work between 3 and 4. Eat a snack, walk to the Starbucks down the street, go to the gym, take a boring meeting - anything, and then resume programming when my body is ready (usually around 4/4:30).
The Spanish have siestas.
There is nothing wrong with you - this is human nature. It's in the scientific literature, TV commercials for energy bars, and even some European cultural identities.
- maxwelljoslyn 10y agoThe Chinese also practice the afternoon nap. Lunch break at work in China is two hours: one for eating, one for sleeping. White-collar workers all get this long of a break. As for blue-collar, I don't know if factory workers do, but it certainly applies to shop owners, street vendors, and many moped/tricycle drivers.
- nawitus 10y agoWhere do they sleep?
- maxwelljoslyn 10y agoMany people, especially shopkeepers and associates, sleep right at work! More than once I headed down to the cellphone store to recharge my minutes, only to remember the time when I found folks sleeping at the counter. Nothing for it but to return a little later. Another popular way to sleep is to stretch out atop the seat and handlebars of one's e-bike (electric moped). Must be more comfortable than it looks.
- ktRolster 10y agoThe naps don't look particularly comfortable: http://img2.izismile.com/img/img3/20100419/640/chinese_factory_slaves_640_12.jpg http://img2.izismile.com/img/img3/20100419/640/chinese_facto... But you know, when someone gives you a 30 minute break, you take it!
- maxwelljoslyn 10y agoThat link returns a 500 error for me.
- ktRolster 10y agoThis link will give you a good collection: https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1143&bih=666&q=chinese+factory+naps&oq=chinese+factory+naps&gs_l=img.3...935.7705.0.8010.22.16.1.5.3.0.234.1570.13j2j1.16.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.18.1413...0j0i4j0i30j0i19j0i8i30i19.43S5xWQ-fz8#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=china+nap+factory&imgrc=8CHi5f5jWru3HM%3A https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&site=&tbm=isch&sou...
- bryondowd 10y agoGoogle disagrees. Showing results for "china map factory" Even correcting it with the link to the original query doesn't really show much relevant.
- scrollaway 10y agoShowing results for china map factory I was very confused for a bit :)