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Published on Jul 24, 2012

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Want an excuse to sleep on the job? Take these scientific tips on "Power-Naps" to get the most energy out of your day, while remaining productive and non-reliant of caffeine. If done properly, naps can change your life!

Written and created by Mitchell Moffit (twitter @mitchellmoffit) and Gregory Brown (twitter @whalewatchmeplz).

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Music by Mitchell Moffit
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Art by Gregory and Mitchell
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Some Sources ---

1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12...
2) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10...
3) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17...
4) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16...
5) http://journalsleep.org/Articles/2807...

Sleep Scoring

1) http://bit.ly/O5VFXO
2) http://1.usa.gov/MG05oS

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  • Emily Klein

    Emily Klein 1 week ago

    Science hath spoken...BRING BACK NAPTIME!

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  • mrminiman7779

    mrminiman7779 1 week ago

    To increase our "No Life" span.

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  • TheSouthernKiller80

    TheSouthernKiller80 3 hours ago

    AND eat healthy! All our lives we've been told to eat our fruits and veggies but we've simply brushed this aside as meaningless advice. The benefits of eating healthy are astounding! You'll feel much more lively

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  • WhatIfBATMANpunchedU

    WhatIfBATMANpunchedU 3 hours ago

    Boss: BRUCE WHY ARE YOU SLEEPING?!?!

    Bruce: Because science.

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  • Saxon Sachnardthorst

    Saxon Sachnardthorst 19 hours ago

    Can you do the code of computers like the 101 and 29A please

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  • Merzy MC

    Merzy MC 1 day ago

    When I sleep and wake up suddenly becouse something happend like your alarm was set for 3 am and u turn it of then go back to sleep in a matter of seconds why dont you remember it

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  • sara m

    sara m 1 day ago

    The scientific way of laziness

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  • NobodyXChallengerYT

    NobodyXChallengerYT 1 day ago

    LOL

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  • Youzarzif

    Youzarzif 1 day ago

    I love the fact that you include sources, thank you asapscience!

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  • Hazals Mustache

    Hazals Mustache 2 days ago

    what? no, he clearly said, that 10-30 min are too short because you wake up feeling like you haven't slept at all!

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  • nippletwisster12976

    nippletwisster12976 2 days ago

    Thanx. I just got fired.

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