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I feel like I'm too wired during the day to take naps. I'd just be lying in bed thinking about whatever I need to do next for the duration of the "nap"; not eno
by drakonka 4y ago
I feel like I'm too wired during the day to take naps. I'd just be lying in bed thinking about whatever I need to do next for the duration of the "nap"; not enough time to fall asleep.
At my old office we had nap rooms. They weren't called that, but that's what they were. They had large double-bed-sized couches with blankets and pillows, dim lighting that could be turned off completely, and just a very cozy vibe. Sometimes I'd manage to sleep there over lunch, but I later realized it was when I was just generally sleep deprived. When I started getting more sleep at night, the naps stopped working and I'd spend lunchtime reading in the nap rooms instead.
But what I do find helps similarly is taking walks if I'm stuck on some problem. I keep forgetting to do it, but it's happened by accident enough for me to know that it works. Sometimes I'd be stuck on some problem for a couple of hours and finally force myself to get off of the PC to walk to the grocery store for food. And within minutes the solution or at least a clear new approach to try comes to me while I'm on my way to or from the store. Often it's something I later consider to be obvious, but that I just somehow overlooked in my hours of fixating on the screen.