Comments on: The napping crusade http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/ Insight, debate and solutions for restoring productivity and work/life balance in this age of Infoglut Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nathan Zeldes http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-4158 Nathan Zeldes Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:24:47 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=310#comment-4158 @balex, that is technically true... but I strongly doubt that many of the mobile workers actually do it. Workaholism is hard to subdue, even when it is counterproductive. Hence the worth of Thea's campaign to legitimize the practice! @balex, that is technically true… but I strongly doubt that many of the mobile workers actually do it. Workaholism is hard to subdue, even when it is counterproductive. Hence the worth of Thea’s campaign to legitimize the practice!

]]> By: balex http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-4155 balex Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:29:51 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=310#comment-4155 And with today's increasingly mobile workforce, what's stopping mobile workers from doing this right now? I understand the need for corporate sponsorship in cubicle-centric organizations or any place where you're not out in the field... but when you ARE out there, you do whatever makes you productive. We're measured by results after all. And with today’s increasingly mobile workforce, what’s stopping mobile workers from doing this right now? I understand the need for corporate sponsorship in cubicle-centric organizations or any place where you’re not out in the field… but when you ARE out there, you do whatever makes you productive. We’re measured by results after all.

]]> By: Sarah Dale http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-3809 Sarah Dale Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:58:53 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=310#comment-3809 I think there can be a lot to this. My father was self employed and used to come home for lunch and pretty much always have a 15 minute after lunch nap. This seemed normal to me as a child in the sixties and seventies. But sounds a bit weird now! Even if it's not napping, the mental and physical break provided by walking away from work for a few minutes can be hugely beneficial in allowing your unconsious to work on things for a while by itself. I'm off for my lunch now, and a bit of a break! I think there can be a lot to this. My father was self employed and used to come home for lunch and pretty much always have a 15 minute after lunch nap. This seemed normal to me as a child in the sixties and seventies. But sounds a bit weird now!
Even if it’s not napping, the mental and physical break provided by walking away from work for a few minutes can be hugely beneficial in allowing your unconsious to work on things for a while by itself. I’m off for my lunch now, and a bit of a break!

]]> By: Dan Markovitz http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2010/07/the-napping-crusade/comment-page-1/#comment-3766 Dan Markovitz Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:29:39 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=310#comment-3766 Nathan, In a related vein, check out Tony Schwartz's "Take Back Your Lunch" campaign: http://www.theenergyproject.com/takebackyourlunch. Very similar concept. Nathan,

In a related vein, check out Tony Schwartz’s “Take Back Your Lunch” campaign: http://www.theenergyproject.com/takebackyourlunch. Very similar concept.

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