Generation nap: In praise of the snack-size snooze

Sharon Ní Chonchúir sings the praises of the snack-size snooze

Babies and children are miserable without them. They’re a daily part of life in hot countries and Huffington Post pioneer, Arianna Huffington, swears by hers. Now, some progressive employers like Ben & Jerry are beginning to realise that they may just make their workers more productive.

What are we talking about? Why, it’s napping of course. While breaking up the working day is far from mainstream practice in Western culture, it’s an idea that is catching on.