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Re: Take Naps at Work

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I know of a startup that does group lunch every day. Even the remote people join (through Hangouts). I found it pleasant... It strengthens the team _and_ forces everyone to take their eyes away from a screen, slow down, and get out of the weeds. They go on a group hike every afternoon for the same reason. I don't know how long they'll be able to keep it up as they grow, but I thought it was great.

I hate stuff like this. I don't want to be forced to "take my eyes off the screen" when I'm in the middle of fixing something difficult or important. For fuck's sake. Not only is it patronizing and paternalistic, it defeats the whole purpose of coming to work in the first place, which, for me, is to get shit done. I'm perfectly capable of knowing and understanding my own limits, and I have my own techniques to "sharp…

> "...any introvert there is surely wishing..."

The founder whose idea this was is an introvert, and so are many others on the team, all of whom chose to work there knowing about this.

It's not very useful to give yourself and others a binary label and then use it to assume people's behaviors, desires, habits, etc.

Re: Take Naps at Work

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I'm really envious of people who are actually able to take naps because it just doesn't work for me. By the time I actually "phase out", for which I need at least like 20-30 minutes, most of my lunch break would already be over, resulting in me waking up all groggy and irritated.

How much have you tried it? My impression is grogginess doesn't really set in until after being asleep for >40min.

Sometimes when I try to nap I never go fully under, but the relaxation and slipping away is still refreshing.

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