Monday, September 30, 2013
Chapter 4 Stamina
Today we went over Chapter 4 of Shackleton and discussed how Shackleton was poor at taking rest, although he was a great leader. Whenever I tried to take a nap, my dad used to say "It's not much use if you only sleep for like 30 minutes!" So I was surprised to find out that some people can really refresh themselves by just sleeping till the spoon hits the bowl. This story reminded me of some information I learned from the book called Brain Rules by John Medina. Here's an interesting statistics! "On the flip side, one NASA study showed that a 26 minute nap improved a pilot's performance by more than 34 percent. Another study showed that 45 minute nap produced a similar boost in cognitive performance, lasting more than six hours. Still other researchers demonstrated that a 30 minute nap taken prior to staying up all night can prevent a significant loss of performance during that night" (160). As you can see, what my dad said to me was wrong. Oh don't get me wrong! I don't mean to diss my parent! It's just that after I learned about this truth, I made sure to take a nap whenever I have a part time job at night :)
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Hi Moeka! I also did not know that it has been scientifically proven that taking a brief nap actually helps to boost subsequent performance! I found out that a short nap helps to get rid of tire in my own experience when I once "accidentally" took a nap during class in highschool. I felt so energized after waking up. Since then it has been my routine to take a short sleep before doing tasks that require a long time of concentration!
ReplyDeleteYup, there is a lot of good science behind the positive effects of napping. Nap away, I say.
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