Naps
An ode to one of the most productive things I do
I genuinely feel sorry for people who can't nap. (My condolences if you are one of those people.)
I love me a good nap.
My favourite spot is in my youngest daughter's bed. The room has blackout blinds, it's the warmest in the house, and it's on the bottom bunk making it feel like a real bear’s den. There's a heaping pile of stuffies, soft blankets and squishy pillows. And - it smells like her. Basically, it's heaven.
As I drifted off at 2pm on Tuesday, I wondered: what if naps were as big as coffee?
Not in the "let's meet for a nap" kind of way. But as an essential part of the day.
What if nap pods were at every major intersection instead of coffee shops?
What if naps were seen as productive instead of lazy?
What if we suddenly woke up to the fact that we're the only mammals who willingly deprive ourselves of sleep? (true fact).
While our world likely won't enter a nap craze anytime soon (although I could definitely imagine the commercialization: "Ideal pre and post-nap tea, anyone?"), I'm trying to think differently when I decide to nap.
I'm *trying* to remind myself that I'm listening to my body's natural rhythms and accepting that I'm human — not some machine that needs powering up with more caffeine.
And when one part of my brain calls BS on that?
I retort with "suck it — I like them and I have time to take one, so I will. Productivity metrics be damned."
Are you a napper? How are you talking to yourself about it?
Sending enoughness,
J
My former boss used to have a cot in his office and would nap frequently as needed
I'm reading this after 1AM, so I don't need more naps. I need to go to bed in the first place. :-D I love this article. Napping really IS productive. We need to remember we're human and fallible and delicate...but also creative, resourceful and productive...When we nap.