Maybe it's just me, but for me, having plenty of non-working time to do things like sleep makes me more productive. I mean, maybe I'm weird, but things like working reasonable hours and having ample time off tend to make me a happier, healthier person.
But I guess lying down at work in my clothes is... another way of doing it.
There's a substantial difference between sleeping at work because you work 17-hour days, and taking a quick nap in the middle of an otherwise normal work day as a simple way to 'reset' between morning and afternoon.
That's not what they're talking about in the article, though:
> [About China:] Workers caught in the throes of a 12-hour (or more) work cycle are encouraged to take a daily midday rest, which typically lasts no more than 30 minutes
> ...
> Workers who fall asleep on the job or are tired to the point of incompetence are losing significant amounts of money for their employers and the broader economy
I.e. naps help you drive your workers even harder.
Near term, at least. Unionizing might reach more dramatic results, but that's a many decades endeavor, and doesn't help people today. Short term relief has value.
I'm not sure why those are mutually exclusive. I typically work a standard 9-6 schedule, and I'm always a little dozy after lunch; a 20-minute nap in my chair saves a couple hours of blearily forgetting what I was doing.
Anecdotally a 20-minute midday nap resets my state of my mind. Though it's not practical in the office, living close to work can make it possible.
I find a 10- to 14-hour day much more palatable with a break in the middle. I wonder if Jack Dorsey does something like that between Square/Twitter time.
Try limiting your nap to 20 mins max. Anything longer and it's likely you'll enter REM sleep, and waking from REM sleep may be what contributes to this feeling.
But I guess lying down at work in my clothes is... another way of doing it.