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Benjamin Franklin had this amazing idea of having ball bearings in his hand while solving and thinking about hard problems. The thinking would eventually make h
by deepGem 4y ago
Benjamin Franklin had this amazing idea of having ball bearings in his hand while solving and thinking about hard problems. The thinking would eventually make him fall asleep and as he fell into a slumber, the ball bearings would roll off his hands startling him up. It is at this precipice, the fine line between awake and asleep states that most of his ideas came to life. He would start penning down his ideas in this state.
So it worked then, it works now. A 20 to 30 minute nap during the work day has a ton of benefits, including stress reduction. I don't know why it is frowned upon. I have fallen asleep many times at my desk and have been made fun of, but who gives a damn. I would rather be stress free and have some good ideas come about.
- arthurofbabylon 4y agoLeveraging the hypnagogic state. If anyone is interested, the yoga tradition has extensively developed this technique – it’s called Yoga Nidra.
- texasbigdata 4y agoIt’s pandemic popular as “non sleep deep rest” if you want to try it by following a YouTube guide. Great nap replacement for when you’re too wired to fully fall asleep.
- SamPatt 4y agoMy guess is it's frowned upon because there's a difference in choosing to take a nap, and needing to take a nap. The latter is associated with aging and physical decline.