HIstory and Sleep

Napoleon Bonaparte's thoughts on sleep 

When asked how many hours of sleep someone should get a night, posted above is how Napoleon Bonaparte, former conqueror and polarizing historical figure, replied . While this comment may seem misogynistic, and in retrospect ill conceived, he shares this sentiment with some of the most prominent figures in human history. People such as Leonardo Da Vinci, Winston Churchill, and New Jersey's own Thomas Edison all looked upon long nights of sleep as a form of weakness, as they preferred multiple short naps to meet their sleep needs.  

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Thomas Edison during a midday nap

There comes a point in ever day that we all feel like taking a nap, and it happens to be proven that a 15-20 minute nap can do wonders for your productivity. However, you are more than likely unable to experience the bliss that is the afternoon nap. 

That feeling of fighting sleep

 How we could feel after a nap

 While we all know how great an afternoon nap would feel, unfortunately, it is something that we cannot normally do. So, get you 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night so that you can wake up feeling great, while not requiring an afternoon snooze. While many very important humans have looked negatively upon long periods of sleep, we now know how misinformed their opinions were. If you get your sleep you can get up feeling like you could invent the light bulb or conquer Europe, metaphorically of course. 

8 hours of sleep? Why, yes, I do feel great