Never tried napping. I imagine I'd just wake up all confused.
The original reason for exercising at lunchtime was all about ... well, doing exercise. I couldn't squeeze it in to any other time in the day. I then noticed that I felt awesome afterwards, and that those were my most productive afternoons. So really it's just a fortunate side-effect.
Whether you wake up confused or refreshed and ready to go depends on in which sleep stage you wake up in (light, REM or deep).
If you wake up in REM, you’re going to be slightly confused.
If you wake up in deep, you’re going to be completely confused and feel very bad until the end of the day.
If you wake up in light, just before starting to fall in deep sleep, you’re going to feel refreshed, and ready to go.
When I need a nap like this I use an app that detects my body movements (using accelerometer) and wakes me up roughly in 15-20 minutes at the right moment when the sleep stage is the lightest. Here is one such app for iOS.
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Great question! I've tried a number of things over the years. These have been the most successful:
Learning to say 'No'. It's the quickest way to get your time back. (But do it nicely!)
Exercise at lunchtime. With it, the afternoon flies by; without it, the afternoon draaaaags.
The Pomodoro technique -- i.e. 25-minute blocks of work -- can help, although interruptions can stop that
Don't attempt to multitask. I'll just end up doing two jobs badly.
Never waste time writing a long email. No one wants to read it. (This is a new one for me, and it's made a big difference.)
Start the day knowing what jobs need to be done -- as you say, a ToDo list.
Thank you very much for your tips! 🙏
Have you ever tried to take a nap during lunchtime instead of exercising?
I noticed that some of my ex-colleagues do that and then feel much more productive.
Never tried napping. I imagine I'd just wake up all confused.
The original reason for exercising at lunchtime was all about ... well, doing exercise. I couldn't squeeze it in to any other time in the day. I then noticed that I felt awesome afterwards, and that those were my most productive afternoons. So really it's just a fortunate side-effect.
Whether you wake up confused or refreshed and ready to go depends on in which sleep stage you wake up in (light, REM or deep).
When I need a nap like this I use an app that detects my body movements (using accelerometer) and wakes me up roughly in 15-20 minutes at the right moment when the sleep stage is the lightest. Here is one such app for iOS.