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Like the wise scholar in England wrote, I'm most productive after a nap but before I go to bed. Is taking a nap then "going to bed" later basically the same th

by zissou 13y ago

Like the wise scholar in England wrote, I'm most productive after a nap but before I go to bed. Is taking a nap then "going to bed" later basically the same thing as a 2 sleep night? I think naps are a good modern example of a 2 sleep night. I wonder when people began napping? The Google Ngram Viewer makes me think we've been napping for years [1], except perhaps right after WW2, but then 1970 happened and we started getting tired. :) [1] http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nap&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3 http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nap&year_st...

greetings 13y ago
Interestingly the british english corpus has a fairly even reference to napping. Though there is a slight downward trend to the graph. I have also included napping and siesta in the plot. These have a fairly constant use. http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nap%2Cnapping%2Csiesta&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=18&smoothing=1&share= http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nap%2Cnapping%2...
philwelch 13y ago
Churchill himself, during WWII, was insistent upon his midday nap: "You must sleep some time between lunch and dinner, and no half-way measures. Take off your clothes and get into bed. That's what I always do. Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That's a foolish notion held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to accomplish more. You get two days in one-well, at least one and a half, I'm sure. When the war started, I had to sleep during the day because that was the only way I could cope with my responsibilities."
- mgkimsal 13y ago
  It's an interesting mindset, and I wonder if he'd ever given thought to letting the troops take afternoon naps. I can't imagine that they did, but wonder if it would have been beneficial or not.
  - philwelch 13y ago
    Troops sleep whenever they can. Combat doesn't keep a schedule.
    - mgkimsal 13y ago
      Understood, but one might say that to leadership - Churchill - the war isn't slowing down sir - taking a nap when people's lives are on the line probably didn't look all that hot to many people.
bart42_0 13y ago
Many people are having a siesta in the afternoon, wich is basically the same as having a nap, isn't it?

by zissou 13y ago

greetings 13y ago

Interestingly the british english corpus has a fairly even reference to napping. Though there is a slight downward trend to the graph. I have also included napping and siesta in the plot. These have a fairly constant use. http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nap%2Cnapping%2Csiesta&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=18&smoothing=1&share= http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=nap%2Cnapping%2...

philwelch 13y ago

Churchill himself, during WWII, was insistent upon his midday nap: "You must sleep some time between lunch and dinner, and no half-way measures. Take off your clothes and get into bed. That's what I always do. Don't think you will be doing less work because you sleep during the day. That's a foolish notion held by people who have no imagination. You will be able to accomplish more. You get two days in one-well, at least one and a half, I'm sure. When the war started, I had to sleep during the day because that was the only way I could cope with my responsibilities."

mgkimsal 13y ago
It's an interesting mindset, and I wonder if he'd ever given thought to letting the troops take afternoon naps. I can't imagine that they did, but wonder if it would have been beneficial or not.
- philwelch 13y ago
  Troops sleep whenever they can. Combat doesn't keep a schedule.
  - mgkimsal 13y ago
    Understood, but one might say that to leadership - Churchill - the war isn't slowing down sir - taking a nap when people's lives are on the line probably didn't look all that hot to many people.

bart42_0 13y ago

Many people are having a siesta in the afternoon, wich is basically the same as having a nap, isn't it?