Introduction
Ronnie is struggling to finish his homework, his eyes turning red as they droop. All of a sudden, he loses his vision and blacks out into a hole of nothingness. Whether you're a resident or astronauts traveling in space, we all need to pay special attention to our sleep needs. Scientific studies convey that naps can provide for individuals with unusual schedules by recharging your body and boosting your mental alertness. A Crucial Part of our daily basis, Napping is beneficial because it apprehends our brain to function at an apprehensive level allowing us to come up with a better idea. …show more content…
For example, Thomas Edison was an American inventor and also a frequent napper. If Thomas skipped his naps he would have never invented the light bulb(source 2, pg.4, par.1). After naps, people tend to be happier and more alert. They also do better work and avoid mistakes. Students in afterschool activities say finding time to sleep or to nap can be challenging. Doing after-school activities takes up their time to nap often results in being sleep deprived. English teacher, Anton Anderson decided to do something to help waves of drowsy teens he sees every day. In 1998, Anderson founded The Power Napping Club, a club which allows students to nap for 20 minutes at the end of the day be going to their after-school activities. It emphasizes the boost that naps provide. Its motto is Veni, Vidi, Dormivi, it is Latin for I came, I saw, I slept (source 2, pg.5, …show more content…
Whether it is a nighttime sleep or a daytime nap, naps provide a short-term boost in alertness, performance, and apprehends the brain to function at a higher level. Naps allow us to come up with better ideas, find answers more quickly, and recall information more precisely (source 2, pg.4, paragraph 5). For example, Winston Churchill, a former British Prime Minister, took a nap for at least an hour every afternoon. He stated that a nap could renew a person’s body( source 2, pg.3, p.3). “Scientific studies also showed the benefits that naps can provide individual work schedule with unusual work schedule” (source 2, pg.6, paragraph). Astronauts traveling in space are not exposed to regular patterns of light and darkness. As a result, astronauts average losing 2 hours of sleep, resulting in trouble concentrating, and grumpiness (source 2, pg.6, paragraph 3). NASA decided to study whether astronauts should take naps in space. Volunteers found napping improved memory and concluded that longer naps worked better than shorter ones. Naps with lengths between 10 and 20 minutes have been shown to boost productivity, decrease fatigue and improve mood ( source 3, pg.6,