nap against capitalism

Apr 24, 2010 20:44

A mid-day nap is an integral part of the daily routine of many cultures, particularly those near the equator. This suggests that napping may have been part of an evolutionary mechanism to get us out of the hot midday sun. However, because the urge for a nap is appreciably weaker than the need to sleep at night, it can be suppressed (or masked by ( Read more... )

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youwhowereborn April 25 2010, 13:14:06 UTC
Yeah, my mother always used to take the afterwork nap, between 4-6pm. And I used to get blindsided by unintentional afterschool naps. I currently work a nap-favorable schedule, 6am-1pm, but it still seems imposing to go all the way home just for a nap. Actually I should find a downtown/public nap spot, and use it. Maybe on the university campuses. Universities always seem to have a little unofficial nap den, with couches presumably covered in gallons of accumulated drool.

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