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Margaret Tatcher famously only slept for 4 hours, but it’s said she used to nap in the car whenever she could. I think cultures where they take a nap during the
by nigerian1981 6y ago
Margaret Tatcher famously only slept for 4 hours, but it’s said she used to nap in the car whenever she could. I think cultures where they take a nap during the day, such as the siesta in Spain, may be onto something. More offices need to have sleep pods.
- new_guy 6y agoThe issue is we're calling it a 'nap' but it's not, it's basically 'biphasic sleep', before the industrial revolution it used to be the standard. Sleep, wake up for a few hours, sleep again. This new-fangled 8 hour block of sleep people seem to think they need to do is incredibly detrimental to health.
- nigerian1981 6y agoYes I do remember reading a while back that this used to be very common. It started dwindling in the late 17th century and was pretty much obsolete by the early 20th century. This period was often used for prayer, or writing, or sex, or even for visiting the neighbours.