Listen up leaders, I understand that sleeping on the job is never a good idea. But taking a regular break once a day and napping is a positive practice and every leader should encourage it.
Of course napping is not convenient for most of us. But wise leaders understand the power and benefits of naps. Did you know that humans are one of the only species to take their sleep all in one shot? It hasn’t always been that way though.
The Romans would take naps each day at Noon. Countries such as Spain used the siesta as a napping tradition (but that has died with the go-go-go philosophy of the modern world).
The Romans would take naps each day at Noon. Countries such as Spain used the siesta as a napping tradition (but that has died with the go-go-go philosophy of the modern world). Did you know that Leonardo DaVinci, Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Edison, Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan were all ardent nappers?
If you are a napper, then congratulations, you are already reaping some of important benefits of napping. If you aren’t...