The power nap
I found this article on Digg about how taking a power nap can increase productivity.
I really want to try this out, but where in the world am I going to “power nap” when I’m at work? Maybe that’s what the guy who wears slacks and new balance tennis shoes to work is doing in the bathroom stall for 40 minutes. (Why can’t we have more stalls?).
Someone suggested ear plugs and a sleeping mask at your desk. Are you serious? You think that if my boss walks around the corner and I have bright orange ear plugs (because I’ve never seen different colors) and a giant sleep mask over my eyes with just a little bit of drool gathering in the corner of my mouth I’m going to get that bonus? I don’t think so. Although I did work somewhere once where my boss just kicked back in his chair, head back over the top and mouth wide open. Even got a snore out once in a while. We didn’t even have cubes! Man, I want that guy’s job.
November 27th, 2007 at 9:52 am
I have the perfect solution. I saw it once on an episode of Seinfeld.
Check it -
Items needed:
Huge file cabinet, in your case, probably two side by side.
a jigsaw
blankie and pillow
Directions:
place file cabinets side by side
use jigsaw to cut a hole between the two cabinets inside the drawers.
place blanket and pillow inside one of the drawers that you just made said hole.
open both drawers, slide yourself in, close cabinet.
It’s basically your own personal sleep chamber. You could aslo use your ear plugs to block out cubicle noise, and people gossipping around your cube. If there is ambient light from the cracks in the cabinet, invest in a sleeping mask.
Lastly, get a stopwatch with alarm to wake you up.
Theoretically you could hop in that bad boy at 8:35, and have the alarm set for 4:45.
November 28th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
I have skin-colored ear plugs and I can tell you where to find them if it would help you.