surprising benefits of sleep

@Rambabu, yeah now many corporate companies have understood and realized the importance of napping. It has been researched that napping for a few minutes in the afternoon increased productivity and efficiency of the employees so many companies now encourage and provide facilities for their employees to take a power nap.

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

@Rambabu, yeah now many corporate companies have understood and realized the importance of napping. It has been researched that napping for a few minutes in the afternoon increased productivity and efficiency of the employees so many companies now encourage and provide facilities for their employees to take a power nap.

 

True. Now in my place a major steel plant provides rest rooms for women employees and male employees, in a separate wing for half an hour.  

Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:

Mousumi Ghosh wrote:

I like the power nap thing, when you just need it ..take a quick nap and restore all the lost energy.

 

I too feel that a short nap , even if it is only for a few minutes when you are really tired and exhausted does wonders ....You feel ready to tackle the rest of the day with renewed energy !

 

True Usha. Mostly in the afternoons, I need to take just 10-15 minutes shut eye which is enough for me and I get charged for the rest of the day!

 

Yes Kalyani , this past week I have been so exhausted, what with my house filled to capacity with family and guests and functions to attend and of course my own commitments and work - I would curl up on the corner of a sofa and snooze for a few minutes in between , while others would be chatting etc...I realised how effective these short naps were and how they pep you up..

 

Wusha manohar wrote:

Mousumi Ghosh wrote:

I like the power nap thing, when you just need it ..take a quick nap and restore all the lost energy.

 

I too feel that a short nap , even if it is only for a few minutes when you are really tired and exhausted does wonders ....You feel ready to tackle the rest of the day with renewed energy !

 

Yes, but when in office you can hardly take a nap, and if sleepy coffee or tea comes to our rescue followed by headache. If only like compulsory lunch breaks we would have the compulsory nap introduced... wishful thinking.

 

Mousumi Ghosh wrote:

Wusha manohar wrote:

Mousumi Ghosh wrote:

I like the power nap thing, when you just need it ..take a quick nap and restore all the lost energy.

 

I too feel that a short nap , even if it is only for a few minutes when you are really tired and exhausted does wonders ....You feel ready to tackle the rest of the day with renewed energy !

 

Yes, but when in office you can hardly take a nap, and if sleepy coffee or tea comes to our rescue followed by headache. If only like compulsory lunch breaks we would have the compulsory nap introduced... wishful thinking.

 

In Corporate offices, this facility is available. This kind of provision was first introduced in Maruti Udyog, when it was in collaboration with Japan. Then, it was spread, and many Corporates followed the suite. This facility can be used in any way by the employees. Take a nap or chit chat. That's up to the employees.

 

 

By reading above replies of you all it reminded me of my two friends. They love sleeping so much that if they will be allowed to sleep 24 hours a day they will sleep 24 hours.

But I sleep very less due to work and studies pressure. Some times I only sleep for 3-4 hours a day and continue this routine for 4-5 days. I don't feel stressed out in these 4-5 days because of pressure of work but after coming out of this routine I feel exhausted and I get headache for 2-3 days.

The duration of sleep according to the age groups vary. A baby needs a full 12 hour sleep. And this duration goes on decreasing as the age grows. If we know these variations, we can reap the rich benefits of Sleep.

Proper and enough sleep is most important thing for everybody to stay healthy. More sleep is not good and less sleep is also not good.

Once when I thought of sleeping less because of work load but was failed to do so because I felt very sleepy then I googled that How to sleep less and there I got this article and I was surprised that how he managed.

http://www.businessinsider.in/Meet-A-Man-Who-Has-Slept-Only-4-5-Hours-A-Day-For-2-Years/articleshow/26167463.cms

To sleep well, the best thing to do is make your body tired. Indulge in some work. Don't sit idle. Don't lead a sedentary life. That's all. You will have a sound sleep.

By the way, after giving the link, don't forget to press ENTER.

Oh sorry sir. I will remember it next time.

I have read somewhere I don't exactly remember where that human can survive for weeks without taking food but if a person doesn't sleep for continuous 9 days it may cause death.

rambabu wrote:

The duration of sleep according to the age groups vary. A baby needs a full 12 hour sleep. And this duration goes on decreasing as the age grows. If we know these variations, we can reap the rich benefits of Sleep.

 

A baby needs almost 18 hours of sleep..-1 +1 may happen too. However, no human can sleep beyond 10 hours, adults I mean. It leads to headache after a while.

Mousumi Ghosh wrote:

rambabu wrote:

The duration of sleep according to the age groups vary. A baby needs a full 12 hour sleep. And this duration goes on decreasing as the age grows. If we know these variations, we can reap the rich benefits of Sleep.

 

A baby needs almost 18 hours of sleep..-1 +1 may happen too. However, no human can sleep beyond 10 hours, adults I mean. It leads to headache after a while.

 

No human!!! Lol.. I know few of them who sleeps more than it sometimes. 

AKP wrote:

Mousumi Ghosh wrote:

rambabu wrote:

The duration of sleep according to the age groups vary. A baby needs a full 12 hour sleep. And this duration goes on decreasing as the age grows. If we know these variations, we can reap the rich benefits of Sleep.

 

A baby needs almost 18 hours of sleep..-1 +1 may happen too. However, no human can sleep beyond 10 hours, adults I mean. It leads to headache after a while.

 

No human!!! Lol.. I know few of them who sleeps more than it sometimes. 

 

Even I know few who sleeps more than 10 hours. And that too not sometimes but daily.

Saying that humans cannot sleep more than 10hours is a generalized statement. There are people "BORN TO SLEEP."

Till date there is no record of sleeping for more hours in guinees or limca book of awards. I feel that one should give a try for it.

Like longest kiss, longest embrace, longest sleep also can appear in record books. That day is not far off .

rambabu wrote:

Like longest kiss, longest embrace, longest sleep also can appear in record books. That day is not far off .

But I guess sir it wont be possible until and unless one is having a natural sound sleep for hours because at one time we wake up and usually we all even wake up at night also in between for drinking water or by any sound or anything. A person can only sleep for long hours in coma or if given some medicine else I guess he or she is pretending to sleep to make record.

baby angel wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Like longest kiss, longest embrace, longest sleep also can appear in record books. That day is not far off .

But I guess sir it wont be possible until and unless one is having a natural sound sleep for hours because at one time we wake up and usually we all even wake up at night also in between for drinking water or by any sound or anything. A person can only sleep for long hours in coma or if given some medicine else I guess he or she is pretending to sleep to make record.

 

Why not, there are people who eat while sleeping .  I know even babies drink milk while sleeping.

rambabu wrote:

baby angel wrote:

rambabu wrote:

Like longest kiss, longest embrace, longest sleep also can appear in record books. That day is not far off .

But I guess sir it wont be possible until and unless one is having a natural sound sleep for hours because at one time we wake up and usually we all even wake up at night also in between for drinking water or by any sound or anything. A person can only sleep for long hours in coma or if given some medicine else I guess he or she is pretending to sleep to make record.

 

Why not, there are people who eat while sleeping .  I know even babies drink milk while sleeping.

 

Lol! I dont know about people who eat while sleeping but yes often I wake up in midnight and I feel hungry and then I cook something. My mom feels very disguisted because of my this habit as she feels that if I will get married will continue this habit what my husband and in-laws will think about me.