We are big supporters of the power nap.  We know sleep heals.  We believe you can make up on missed sleep even if it kills you.


When research confirms the benefits of napping, we want to take a quick shut-eye break to celebrate:

It turns out that toddlers are not the only ones who do better after an afternoon nap. New research has found that young adults who slept for 90 minutes after lunch raised their learning power, their memory apparently primed to absorb new facts.

Other studies have indicated that sleep helps consolidate memories after cramming, but the new study suggests that sleep can actually restore the ability to learn.

Universities and colleges need to provide formal, private, nap spaces for students and faculty and then build mandatory sleep windows into every schedule.

We already have temporary nap spaces: Student lounges, library tables and the campus green — but why should we have to search for a safe and comfortable place to rest our eyes and regain our capacity to learn? 

It is in the university’s best interest to sponsor and support the regeneration of eager minds through a protected golden slumber.

4 Comments

  1. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    Gordon Davidescu says:

    I love a good nap. The only down side is sometimes I wake up from a nap and am confused. What day is it?
    Then again, sometimes I wake up from sleeping and have had such an intense dream that I don’t know who I am for a minute.

  2. David Boles – New York City – David Boles was born in Nebraska and holds an MFA from the Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York. He is an author, dramatist, editor, publisher, and teacher who writes across the live stage, print, radio, television, film, and the web. With more than 50 books in print, David continues to write 2MM words a year and has authored over 25K articles. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, the Authors Guild, and PEN America, and founded The United Stage advocacy platform on the principle that playwrights have a duty to direct their own work. Read the Prairie Voice Archive at Boles.com | Buy his books at David Boles Books Writing & Publishing at BolesBooks.com | Study with Script Professor at ScriptProfessor.com | Touch American Sign Language mastery at Hardcore ASL at HardcoreASL.com | Explore the Human Meme podcast at HumanMeme.com | Train with Boles Bells at BolesBells.com.
    David W. Boles says:

    Those are both signs of excellent naps! That’s why we need a certain “wake up” period to get our bearings and to realize where we are — a nap isn’t just a head down/head up event. It’s the preparation of the mind for dreaming and then re-anchoring in the real world.

  3. Pingback: Protect Your Heart by Sleeping a Lot | Scientific Aesthetic
  4. Pingback: The Need for Recess | Boles University Blog

Comments are closed.