So I tried a new thing today: a power nap from NapSounds.com during lunch.
Thise of you that know me know that I am trying to break a serious caffeine habit right now. That, coupled with my pseudo-insomnia has left me pretty tired the last couple of days. At times during the day I really feel like I'm dragging and don't know how I'll make it through the day. Anyway, I thought about this site this morning and resolved to try it.
Note- I had listened to one of these a couple of years ago and it didn't work super well. Needless to say I was a little skeptical.
so I have an RSS reader/podcast catcher on my phone, so I set it to sync with NapSounds' Electronic powernap feed. At lunch, I hopped in my car, drove a couple of miles to the Lucky Peak overlook, and parked my car. (I didn't want to do this in my employer's parking lot as last summer some guy took his life in his car and wasn't found for a couple of days, and I don't want any more dead-car-guy scares)
As the podcast started playing, I laid back and relaxed. There is a semi-soothing voice that was telling me to follow it to more relaxing rest and some kind of garbage. I was pretty convinced that I wouldn't fall asleep, so I thought I'd just lay there for the 20 minutes of the recording with my eyes closed.
I don't know at what point I dozed off, but I did. And the recording helped me wake up gently a short time later. I was surprised to see that 25 minutes had gone by from the time I had parked my car. As I awoke I felt more rested than I did when I had parked, which was good. Needless to say I was pleasantly surprised.
So, if you're looking for a good way to take a quick power nap, check out NapSounds (www.napsounds.com).
