If you’d like to be smarter – take a nap!

You might want to consider scheduling a nap sometime this afternoon...

 You’ll be smarter if you do and there’s a new study to prove it. Two groups of young adults were given a learning task at noon. One group took a 90 minute nap at 2 while the other group went about their day. Around 3:30 both groups took another test – and the nappers scored higher. Our brains are like sponges and if we don’t give it a break, it will keep trying to absorb information while some important stuff drips out.

Experts say the best naptime differs by age according to typical sleep cycles. The ideal napping window for teens and young adults is around 4pm. Anyone older than that should try to fit it in between 1 and 3 pm.