Neurodiversity; all in the Brain
The Importance of Breaks and Rest
Want to know my guilty pleasure, which happens to be good for the brain?
Here we go...
I enjoy a 20-minute quick shut-eye after lunch! It's bliss. I've noticed that in times when I don't and just keep on going, I quickly become grumpy and forgetful.
And here's the best part, a NASA study, and they know a thing or two, saw pilots improve their performance by 34% and alertness by 54% after a 10-20 minute nap.
Impact of Naps
Recent studies also show that the benefits of a 10-20 minute nap include increased alertness & creativity, better memory consolidation, stress reduction, improved processing of new information and happier moods, to say nothing of reinforcing a champion mindset! Plus, a nap doesn't affect your quality of night's sleep.
“So What?”
Napping it turns out is one of the essential tools for our well-being and health, with a range of brain & physical benefits. Imagine if within your well-being programme and tapping into the human intelligence of your team, you create a company-wide napping habit wherever people are working from, making it one your business rituals? After all we know that performance and engagement increases with a 4 day week so why not try adding a nap to the culture!