Naps

Paula Poundstone had a great bit about naps. Basically she said they were an indicator of adulthood. When you wanted one instead of resented one, you were a grown-up.

I’ll buy that.

I remember my mandated naps from childhood. I went to sleep maybe once every fifteen or twenty naps. Most of the time I read and watched the clock. I can remember thinking that an hour measured from half-past to half-past—like from 1:30 to 2:30—felt shorter than one measured from on-the-hour to on-the-hour. Don’t ask me why.

I’ve always said that if there were ever a BoCo, we’d have a designated paid nap time—like 1 to 2. You’d have a mat for your cube/office floor. You wouldn’t have to sleep, but you couldn’t schedule meetings, and you couldn’t make any noise beyond mousing and keyboarding. We’d rotate who answered the phone, and that person would be able to nap 12 to 1 or 2 to 3 if s/he wished. I just have a hunch that would be good company money spent.

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