Which is better: coffee or a nap? #tips Your head hurts Drink Coffee Caffeine improves the absorption of pain relievers, so pair an espresso with an analgesic like aspirin to treat a headache. You want to run faster Drink Coffee Caffeine boosts endurance and speed; estimates put performance gains at 1-3%. A 77kg man will need about a cup and a half of coffee one hour before a race. You must do well in a test Take a nap An hour-long nap “can be as good as a whole night of sleep in terms of storing information,” says William Fishbein, a psychologist and neuroscientist at the City University of New York. You’re grumpy and sleep-deprived Drink coffee and take a nap Both cof fee and naps can improve mood individually; combined, they ’re magical. Swill cof fee before a 30-minute nap, and wake up happy. You require creative insight Take a nap Tales of discoveries made in dreams – or in flashes upon waking – are common, maybe because REM sleep is thought to facilitate connections between ideas.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 09:13:49 +0000
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