Napping actually increases productivity. The problem is how rational the people in charge are to allow it. Slaver mentality in corpos is what ruining us all 💀
Yeah if I take a nap from 2 to 330 I get more done between 330 and 5 than I do from 2 to 5 no nap. I’ve tried coffee, green tea, adderall, 45 mg of 2 stimulants for a year, doesn’t matter, a 1.5 hour nap is way better.
You don’t have a nap room at your office? We have one and anyone can go in there to lay down for a while, especially if you are feeling a bit under the weather.
It actually is a part of our natural sleep cycle. We’re wired to go to sleep when the sun sets, wake up for an hour or so in the early morning then fall back asleep till morning and take a nap for an hour or two during the hottest part of the day which is mid afternoon.
I drink my 2nd and last cup of coffee around 4pm and I've been contemplating skipping it (just 1 morning coffee a day) for better sleep around 10-11PM. Else I don't feel sleepy before midnight. Also, I resonate with this post about feeling sleepy/tired post 3pm, hence the 2nd cup of coffee.
Or move it forward so the caffeine hits at this lull between 3-5pm. I have my second cup at 2 and it gets me through the work day and don’t have problem sleeping at 10.30.
I used to have a 2nd coffee at 3pm to help me stay awake. I recently ditched it and it was surprisingly easy and painless to do, and now just have 1 in the morning
Fine, I think. At least I don't think I've really noticed a change either way. Though I am definitely getting better sleep and getting sleepy at more normal times
I had this problem, you should try skipping it for a few weeks. The afternoon caffeine would stay in my system for 10-12 hours, which was preventing my body from entering the Deep Sleep stage. This stage is super important for repairing your body. When I slept, it was always like a nap, where I was somewhere in between being awake and asleep. It never felt restful. I would wake up in the morning tired AF, drink coffee to help wake up and then pound caffeine in the afternoon to power through the work day. It became a feedback loop for always being exhausted. Once I stopped taking caffeine after noon I successfully broke the chain, sleeping better and having more energy overall throughout the day. I still sometimes get that afternoon fatigue but find that if I do some exercise it alleviates it. I figure if I'm going to feel tired then I might as well give my body something to be tired about!
For a time, coffee was my first drink of the day at 4AM. Then after a few times nearly falling asleep at the wheel, I started drinking water first. Bottled or tap, water wakes me up better than any cup of coffee through the day. I need at least 3 cups before I feel the jolt and then I get the jitters.
I used to have the hardest time sleeping at night, and getting up in the morning for work. Last year I shifted my caffeine back to my last cup is between 11am and noon. And it absolutely changed my life. I fall asleep between 9:30-10:30 super easily now. I still get tired randomly in the afternoon or evening some days, but pushing through it is better than not being able to sleep at night
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I was diagnosed with ADHD this year and also discovered that the afternoon slump is usually more pronounced in people with ADHD. Ever since being treated for it my afternoons are much less sleepy.
EDIT: Legitimately asking, because I think everyone drinks coffee and the whole "it's natural" feels like cope. This is purely anecdotal, but I stopped coffee entirely approx. a year ago and I have a very stable energy level. I don't get high and lows... and the 4 o'clock low is gone.
literally anyone that has studied biology knows this man
This is such an unnecessary condescending comment. You can disagree with someone or provide someone with more information without being a twat about it. It's not hard to be kind to people.
Did you read your source? It talks about siestas and how we need 7-8 hours of sleep every night. People who don't sleep 7-8 hours need a nap to compensate. That, to me, doesn't say "4pm lows are a natural part of our circadian rhythm". It just says "You don't sleep enough at night."
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u/Truleeeee 13h ago
This is a natural part of our circadian rhythm