Recently I wrote about going for a sleep study. While many people suffer from sleep apnea, there are ways to over come some of the fatigue associated with it. I am a big believer in taking a nap. Especially since I was not capable of napping until I hit my mid twenties. Yup, all the partying I did in college, burning the candle at both ends and in the middle, all accomplished without the benefits of napping or sleeping until two in the afternoon. For about four years I probably average about three hours of sleep per night, which kind of earned me hero status amongst my boys. Usually, I only went to bed five nights out of seven.

However, I found this website that extols the virtues of power napping and it’s health rewards. It also shares a list of some famous names in history who were power nappers, Ben Franklin, Tom Edison, Winston Churchill…to name a few. Just remember, a power nap is usually something like twenty to thirty minutes, not two and a half hours! That is a whole nights sleep for some people. A short power nap in the middle of the day helps recharge the brain and power the body forward for that final push of productivity! Many professional athletes admit to taking naps during the day before games. Now you know why. Not because they are multi-millionaires who do not have to worry about the day job, but because it helps them perform better at their job-and make all that cash!