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Naps Make You Smarter, Nicer |
2019-06-28 |
[Hot Air] Finally, a scientific explanation for how some of us of a certain age have gotten so much smarter than others over the years. Some wise cultures around the world with high noontime temperatures have midday breaks for a whole hour or two called siestas, which is Spanish for "four commutes a day." When many Americans were younger, naps were punishment or an enforced rest to allow a presiding adult to grab some ZZZ’s too. Decades later, naps have become like delightful little vacations. Now, it turns out, naps are not only restorative, especially if you haven’t slept well at night. But they also improve mood (check), physical performance (meh), even the ability to learn (check) and enhanced memory (can’t remember). This all sounds so good that it might not be totally true. But we’re going with select health literature that says it is. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#6 Slept in class. Got straight A’s. |
Posted by: Slats B. Hayes1535 2019-06-28 18:48 |
#5 "ZZZZZzzz" ('snort!") "zzzzZZZZ" |
Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-06-28 12:06 |
#4 Perhaps Skid and I represent the scientific counter-argument. To Glenmore's comment; my new boss is considerably smarter than the vast majority of my old bosses. In nearly fifty years, she has not once asked me to construct a PPT slide presentation. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2019-06-28 06:41 |
#3 Lemme guess. Harvard ? |
Posted by: Dron66046 2019-06-28 05:07 |
#2 So all those staff and safety meetings I snoozed through made me what I am...er, was, until I retired and my wife put me to work. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2019-06-28 04:09 |
#1 Not working. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2019-06-28 02:54 |