Prioritizing Your Napping to Get the Most Out of Your Business

Quotes on Napping and Work from 13 Successful Business People

These quotes on napping and work should inspire you to incorporate this performance-boosting habit into your workday. Napping is supported by those in both creative and technical roles, including business people, politicians, programmers, actors, and writers. It’s not surprising to find support from such a diverse group of people since naps are shown to improve performance, reaction time, memory, creativity, and alertness.

Naps and Work

Work less than you think you should. It took me a while to realize there was a point each day when my creativity ran out and I was just producing words – usually lousy ones – for their own sake. And nap: it helps to refresh the brain, at least mine. – Amy Waldman, American Author

I’m a fan of the power nap. About twice a week, I’ll stretch out on a little couch in my office for 20 minutes. I don’t need a wake-up call; I pop right up, feeling refreshed. – Tim Finchem, American Businessman

Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for a human being to take, day in, day out, and particularly so in hot weather. – Tom Hodgkinson, British Writer

Sometimes I try to take a nap before shows. That clears my head. – Louis C. K., American Comedian

Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers’ happiness – or what management types refer to as ’employee satisfaction results’ – might improve. – Tom Hodgkinson, British Writer

Sleep more at night. If it’s allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel. – Ben Stein, American Writer and Actor

I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m. – Lena Dunham, American Filmmaker, Actress

People who work hard often work too hard. … May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms. – Alice Walker, American Novelist

While I have historically been a late worker, you know, sometimes I even like to get up early and see what’s happened in the few hours of the night and then I often take a nap in the middle of the day just to sort of make up for stretching my day out. – Larry Wall, American Programmer

“I count it as an absolute certainty that in paradise, everyone naps. A nap is a perfect pleasure and it’s useful, too. It splits the day into two halves, making each half more manageable and enjoyable. How much easier it is to work in the morning if we know we have a nap to look forward to after lunch; and how much more pleasant the late afternoon and evening become after a little sleep. If you know there is a nap to come later in the day, then you can banish forever that terrible sense of doom one feels at 9 A.M. with eight hours of straight toil ahead. “ ― Tom Hodgkinson, British Writer

Sleep more at night. If it’s allowed at work or home, take a nap in the afternoon. You’ll be amazed at how much better you’ll feel. – Ben Stein, American Actor

If you’re tired, you shouldn’t make yourself exercise. Take a nap instead. It’s about getting an appropriate amount of work and rest. I get very crabby if I’m not well-rested. – Ellie Kemper, American Actress

In the last year of my presidency, I travelled 200 days out of 365. You have to lead a very disciplined life. To be able to do that, I need a lot of sleep. But I have no problems sleeping. On long days, I can easily take a nap for 20 minutes in the afternoon. – Martti Ahtisaari, Finnish Politician