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Feeling sleepy during the day?

The National Sleep Foundation recommends a 20 to 30 minute nap to restore alertness and improve performance. According to their research, a nap of this length will not leave us feeling drowsy or affect nighttime sleep.

A study found that a lack of sleep sleep can result in us feeling more emotionally reactive or emotionally blocked—also, judgment may become skewed, our speech can become impaired, which can lead to poor performance and functioning, and we may struggle to process emotions.

So don’t think you’re lazy if you take a midday nap, you’re being healthy!

Read more via elephantjournal.com.