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In an ideal world, I'd be both a morning and an evening person. I've found this works best for me. Unfortunately, this can be challenging to pull off, because i
by donaldc 16y ago
In an ideal world, I'd be both a morning and an evening person. I've found this works best for me. Unfortunately, this can be challenging to pull off, because it requires taking a long nap in the middle of the day, and this practice is held in even lower esteem and even more discouraged by employers than evening people.
- steverb 16y agoI'm in the habit of taking a lunch time siesta myself. I've found it best to get in the car and drive to a nice shady spot so my clients aren't wondering what the heck I'm doing. A 20 - 40 minute nap in the middle of the day works wonders.
- eliben 16y agoAmen to that. I feel that my productive part of the day consists of two halves - one in the morning, another a couple of hours after lunch. A siesta in between makes it just perfect for the ultimate "work throughput".
- seltzered 16y agoFunny, I recall from reading "How To Sleep Less And Have More Energy" that humans are designed to take a nap in the middle of the day. My parents from India say the same thing, they will typically nap in the middle of the afternoon for a couple hours (it's too hot to do work outside anyways), then wakeup again in the late afternoon to do things.
- sliverstorm 16y agoWhenever I do that, I wake up feeling AWFUL and go through the rest of the day in a daze. I can feel the positive effects too, but it's never worth it.
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- r0s 16y ago"this practice is held in even lower esteem and even more discouraged by employers" Individuals taking autonomous rest periods is seen as undermining authority, a tinge of jealousy there as well.
- jamesbkel 16y agoI heartily agree, I usually separate my day into 2 cycles. I was raised like this... I remember the entire family taking a mid-day or afternoon nap as far back as my memory goes. When I don't have other day-time commitments, I typically wake up around 5-6am, but then will take get the other 1/2 of my daily sleep around noon.