In this modern era, it seems that people are
forced to be busier each day. When we still have many works to do, it is so
possible for us to stay awake the whole night in order to finish that although
we feel so sleepy. If we keep doing this regularly, it means that we decrease
the quantity of our night sleep which is so essential for our physical and
psychological health. A short nap of 20-40 minutes can be the solution towards
this issue. Napping can recover our health and give our best performance for the
rest of the day. Unfortunately, most of our society believe that a nap is just
a bad habit that can lead us to be lazy, lack of ambition, etc. those kinds of
stigmas of napping are actually misplaced. In fact, a nap can be one of the
most effective media for self-improvement; it can restore our alertness, gives
us pleasant luxury and improves our health.
First, a proper nap helps us to
restore our alertness. When we do something that really drains either our
physical or psychological energy, we are likely to feel tired ad sleepy. We
will not give our best performance at this rate. Taking a nap is the best
solution to overcome this. For instance, we spend the whole day to work on our
papers. It requires us to think hard in order to finish it. It is not finished
yet, but we already feel tired and sleepy. We realize that the progress of our
papers will go nowhere if we keep on doing it. The best decision that we should
make is taking a nap. 20-25 minutes of napping will make us alert and able to
continue doing our papers in our best performance with full energy. Thus, we
will produce good papers at the end. NASA had conducted a study on sleepy
military pilots and astronauts that showed the result of 40 minute nap improves
performance by 34% and alertness by 100%. Yet, another study showed that 25
minute nap of pilots made less errors during take-offs and landings.
Second,
taking a nap gives us a pleasant luxury, a mini-vacation. For instance, we are
on an under pressure condition that trigger us to feel stress. In this rate,
the production of serotonin, substance that controls our mood, is used
massively and even the production is blocked. It makes us become anxious,
depressed, sensitive and overwhelmed. We had better go for a nap if we want to recover
from this condition. Napping has a psychological benefit that can provide us to
get some relaxation and rejuvenation. How come? Actually, when we are taking a
nap, according to Mednick, our brain is filled with serotonin that can make us
feel so relax and be more positive. That is why when we are up, we tend to feel
relax and happy; it feels like we just came from a vacation. That surely can
overcome the stress issue that we have earlier and alter it into a positive
view.
Third,
napping improves our health. We probably do not fully realize that napping can
make us healthier than before, yet it is already proven in a study. A study
conducted with Greeks showed that ones who took a nap of 30 minutes at least
three times a week had 37% less risk of heart problem issue. Among the working
men, 64% of probability of their death is reduced. One example is when we feel
unwell on the afternoon because of the bad weather and we still have many works
to do on that day. After we take a nap for 20-25 minutes, we will feel much
better than before although we do not consume any medicine. At the end, we can
continue our works with fit body. Actually, when we take a nap, we release some
hormones which boost our immune system, reduce stress and aid our body. Thus,
it makes sense to be fit again after napping because it gives our brain opportunity
to rest for a few moments and our body to heal.
All
in all, taking a nap certainly gives us benefits, some of which are; it helps
us to restore our alertness, gives pleasant luxury and improves our health.
Even though there are some stigmas of napping, there are also some proofs that
break the stigmas and strengthen its positive effect. Thus, include napping to
your daily routine in order to be able to give your best on your every day.
PALUPI SEKAR APSARI
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MID-TERM PROJECT
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