Sublime

The recycle rate of a human being is around sixteen hours. After sixteen hours of being awake, the brain begins to fail. Humans need more than seven hours of sleep each night to maintain cognitive performance. After ten days of just seven hours of sleep, the brain is as dysfunctional as it would be after going without sleep for twenty-four hours.

Pounding Red Bull and pulling all-nighters can only take you so far. If you want to do good work, taking care of yourself isn’t optional.

The bottom line is that for most of us the occasional nap is fine, but be careful you don’t become dependent upon long daytime naps.