The Square Life

Unfortunately, many of us find ourselves buried in an avalanche of school, homework, social life, and the lucrative Provo job market. Who has time to sleep the necessary 7-8 hours a night? Many have likely at one time or another mentally, if not verbally, mocked a friend who was going to take a quick “power nap.” Studies show, however, that a 15-30 min. power nap in the afternoon comes with a myriad of benefits: stress relief, increased reaction/learning, and more motivation, to name a few.

Office napping is becoming increasingly common. Employers are recognizing the benefits of allowing their employees to curl up under the desk for a few min. after lunch. Don’t want to exercise, but fear premature heart failure? Fear not, lazy friends, for the geniuses at Harvard with ridiculously expensive educations have discovered that napping benefits the heart. The bottom line is, napping may ultimately increase one’s productivity, diminish the likelihood of impaling one’s self on a pencil due to drowsily nodding off, decrease the risk of an early catastrophic heart failure (or simple sleep-induced car crash), and at the very least improve stress management.

Who knew the South American siesta wasn’t just the epitome of human laziness?