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“A 20 minute nap will reduce stress levels, boost your mood, increase positivity, renew energy and enhance performance.”


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Workplace naps are fast becoming the norm – but what are the benefits? How do you make sleep acceptable, and where in the office should it be okay to doze off? Graham Bird, Workplace Director of Where We Work explains.


It’s a well-known fact that the optimum level of sleep is between seven and nine hours per night, but let’s face it, despite most of us knowing the benefits of slumber, we still fall short. In fact, a recent study of 10,000 British people found that on average, most of us miss out on an entire night’s worth of sleep each week.


So, how does that affect us? Well, in 2016 Rand Europe estimated that sleep deprivation costs the UK economy £40bn annually, given the impact it has on productivity, concentration, physical and mental health.


Another study undertaken by the Rotterdam School of Management, argues that sleeplessness has a significant impact on our behaviour as well as the decisions we make- often causing a "destructive cycle" in the


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workplace. The study further stated that if a single night’s sleep was lost, a worker’s sense of self-control and their impulses could cause erratic and disruptive behavior, thus increasing the likelihood of workplace arguments.


So, it’s clear, rested workers are more productive, happier, make better decisions and are more socially cohesive in a team. So, is it time we made allowances by introducing an environment that encourages napping in the workplace? And if so, how is this best implemented?


Acceptability Sleep is often perceived to be something of a luxury, an act that should take place in privacy and during a person’s own free time- so making sure that all staff members


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