Power nap: the work benefits of extra sleep

If you thought getting a pay rise meant spending evenings hunched over a desk, think again

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Power nap: the work benefits of extra sleep

In fact, the more hours we sleep, the more money we are likely to earn.

Experts have found that sleeping for just one extra hour a week boosts productivity – so much so that it can result in a salary increase of 1.5 per cent in the short term and 4.9 per cent in the long term, with the biggest impact experienced for commission-based work.*

Time to start dreaming about how to spend the extra cash…

*M Gibson et al, Time Use and Productivity, 'My Ideas', 2015.

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