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Is Sleeping on the Job a Good Thing?

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    FNC contributor Dr. Keith Ablow on how power naps can help boost an employee’s productivity.

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-- -- Sleeping on the jab could be actually a good thing doctor keep -- low but the bonds medical aid team is going to convince us why.

I -- years say and that it's actually a good thing if we power -- throughout the -- Absolutely listen I think there's a limit to the number of times you might power -- But I I think in research shows that it resets your brain.

I think the brain has trouble tracking frankly once your sleep whether -- sleep for hours six hours or ten minutes.

You can wake refreshed.

And then do more work it's kind of like -- a TV set upside the head hunted and reset everything you can just started -- Now listen is there doctors there -- -- actual optimum amount of time he should take -- -- -- said ten minutes I would imagine surely more than that is there a perfect time at a time of day that the map is most beneficial.

Listen I think we're talking about ten minutes I think we're talking about separating these by.

Three hour blocks of time.

Finding it quite pleased to do -- I think employers should provide these spaces because what are your options as an employer you can have -- he's fighting slate.

We're calling it more I'll -- adapt to doctor you just tell my client that you take enacting gone.

Wake up and there you -- let me up what I would consider now now let me know what you.

Let me let me spending all that be that's not our gas my coworkers to inform need to know -- the.

Listen -- it can be done but trust me because I'm a power -- -- I've found very creative places to take naps trust me.

And -- my employer.

Had a nice quarter of the office with a couch long enough for me to put my head my feet in the same space instead -- -- around a bit on my desk.

I'd be that much more alert.

Because the employer has -- options somebody who's lethargic and fighting off sleep half the day or somebody who has taken a -- and is ready to ago.

So they become take these maps what's the best advice -- staying a lot.

Coughing well listen I think coffee's good for you right I think getting lots asleep at night.

That's -- -- help them exercise is gonna help but don't be afraid ten now it's good for you I do it it's just what the doctor ordered.

We should order a little -- like they have in daycare kindergarten -- yeah I'm gonna de linking bags sleeping and -- -- good about Korea back -- We'll bring pillows.

You know I guess I want not to make sense I suppose if you have a really obscure work schedule which many of us do here right -- you need -- -- Cash and -- you've got to bed at night.

-- And but I'll tell you nothing nothing beats a cup of coffee followed by a -- you wake up the copy took effect I get this thing down to a science.

That's right.

Your doctor and I mean I don't you know what doctor -- Nineteen Google the airlines there will behind these power -- is -- something that's gonna gain acceptance would just laughing about it.

Do you really think the bosses that they're gonna say you know what guys just taken -- man I think that's going to be a tough road to halt -- -- hope but the bottom line is they should do it they should consider it if they wanna look at their bottom lines.

Trust me if you wanna be in my options might patient you wanna be after the not not before the now.

I think we should make Fox Business now believes an -- yeah cut back.

Think he's absolutely.

Thank you act -- the doctor Rodney Harrison yeah.

In the Green room and will now --

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