PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 459. Sleep Take a nap at work. No, seriously. In a Harvard Business Review article titled Why Companies Should Insist that Employees Take Naps, 1 author Tony Schwartz shares : • Naps improve perceptual skills, motor skills, reaction time, and alertness. • Naps can help sustain performance all day long, rather than having a typical drop–off in the afternoon. • Naps improve memory retention. To properly nap in the workplace: • The nap should be 30 minutes or less. • The best time for it is between 1pm and 3pm. • Don’t stress about “falling asleep.” Just close your eyes and slow your breathing. 1 See Insist Employees Take Naps. 231