Day Sleepers in Silicon Valley

In Silicon Valley, it seems that the world never sleeps.

In this haven for all-hours start-ups and venture-capital firms with global connections, high-tech workers are joining doctors, nurses, paramedics and emergency vets; truck drivers; pilots, flight attendants and air-traffic controllers; janitors; retailers; and those with international business pursuits, who often work at night or on rotating timetables.

A recent article on Palo Alto Online quoted a noted sleep researcher:

Stanford School of Medicine professor and sleep researcher Dr. Jamie Zeitzer, an expert on circadian rhythms and sleep disorders, said one’s slumber schedule — or lack thereof — can and does have a major impact on overall, long-term health.

“The biggest problem with sleep disorders is that effects are long-range. You might live a few years less long; the medical issues are less concrete for people so they don’t take it as seriously. They’ll say: ‘It’s just sleep. Suck it up,’” Zeitzer said. “Shift work interferes with the circadian system so that you’re awake when you want to be asleep. Events that normally go together start fading apart. It eventually leads to higher rates of cancer, obesity and diabetes.”

One solution is the so-called Power Nap during the day. 30 minutes or more is enough. Our bodies seem to need this bit of refreshing about half way through the day. The result: more alertness and more efficiency the rest of the day.

All over the US companies are beginning to understand this and many encourage naps during the day. Some even have napping rooms set up where workers can get away from the hustle and bustle of the workplace and snooze for a bit.

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