Power of the Nap

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Life Sciences, Science

4.4 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2015

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Why do we feel so refreshed after a power nap and so sapped after a mega nap? Do coffee naps work and just what sort of benefits can we get out of an extra 20 minutes in the hammock? Explore the answers in this episode of the STBYM podcast.

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0:00.0	I'm Will Daly. For years I've been on the road playing shows and seeing America through live music.
0:05.3	This summer I'll hit the stage with Season 2 of Sound of Artown.
0:08.7	Ten cities, 12 episodes, every other Thursday.
0:12.3	We explore the live music venues and culture of a new American city with each new episode.
0:17.1	Our tour continues into the kind of venues you want to get to when you land in Detroit.
0:21.1	Providence, Denver, or Seattle.
0:24.0	Listen to Sound of Artown on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.0	Hi, I'm Frida.
0:32.4	And I'm Arthie. We have spent the last 20 years building and working at some of the largest
0:37.6	companies in the world. We work with some remarkable people, Rob McEleney.
0:41.7	When I see the people of Rexon, I grew up exactly like them.
0:44.7	Check out the Arthie & Frida show. That is AAR, D-H-I, and S-R-I-R-A-M show.
0:53.6	Listen to the Arthie & Frida show on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:23.7	Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind from How Stuff Works.com.
1:42.9	Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam.
1:45.5	And I'm Julie Douglas.
1:46.7	Julia, you fan of the nap?
1:49.4	I love the idea of a nap, but I never really get to engage.
1:52.5	Uh-huh. Okay. I love a nap. I do not take one every day.
1:58.0	But when I do take one, it is phenomenal. And I ask myself, why do I not do this all the time?
2:04.9	Why don't I grab a quick 20-minute nap every day?
2:09.2	Though the time that I really want a nap is on a plane.
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