{"id":262,"date":"2012-05-21T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/Wordpress\/?p=262"},"modified":"2012-05-21T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T23:00:00","slug":"sleep_working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperstone.co.uk\/News\/articles\/sleep_working","title":{"rendered":"Sleep-working"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Napping worker\" src=\"\/images\/NewsImages\/2012\/napping-worker.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Workshy dozers or pragmatic energy conservers? Almost half of British office workers would relinquish their lunch break for a nap, according to a poll commissioned by <a title=\"Opens in a new window\" onclick=\"PS.Core.Popup(this, 800, 600);return false;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dealjungle.com\/\">DealJungle.Com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 1,000 respondents, 46 percent believed a lunchtime siesta would improve their productivity in the afternoon. Conversely, a quarter (26%) thought a nap would have a negative impact on their output.<\/p>\n<p>A majority concured that office productivity dipped in the afternoon (63%), with 2:45pm most commonly identified as the start of the post-lunch labour lull.<\/p>\n<p>The survey also found that 37 percent would forego their breaks altogether in order to reduce their working hours.<\/p>\n<p>Said a DealJungle.com spokesman, &ldquo;The idea of an afternoon nap may sound childish, however if it has the potential to increase productivity then it is an option which must be seriously considered.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Think about it &ndash; how many of us religiously take our allotted lunch break? If we were to put aside just 30 minutes for a quick snooze in the corner we would be saving ourselves not only time but also improving our health and wellbeing at work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Workshy dozers or pragmatic energy conservers? 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