Taking a Matt Nap
In “The Way I Work, annotated” my boss Matt Mullenweg shares additional insights and linkifies his Inc. Magazine’s “The Way I Work” column (July issue). Both versions are excellent reads, but the post at ma.tt benefits from Matt answering a lot of additional questions in the comments.
Here is an excerpt from the article that inspired me to share this photo (emphasis mine):
“I do my best work mid-morning and super late at night, from one to five in the morning. Some people don’t need sleep, but I actually need a ton. I just sleep all the time, catching naps in the afternoon or a 20-minute snooze in the office. Our business is 24 hours — folks in Australia start their day around 4 PM my time and our guys and girls in Europe get going around midnight. Sometimes I’ll go out at night, come home from the bar at 2 or 3 AM, and then go back to work.”
I had a fantastic nap in just that spot yesterday.
It’s one of my favorite places in the world to sleep.
Taking a nap in the afternoon is the best way to feel fresh for the rest of the day. No wonder Matt takes them all the time.
My problem is that a 20 minute nap often turns into a 4 hour nap. I’m a deep sleeper and a reluctant riser.
Thats way cool!
The iPhone countdown timer is pretty handy at such times.
It’s more than that, it’s hacking your brain! Check this article via Lifehacker:
http://dustincurtis.com/sleep.html
Well, it’s been my life long ambition to start taking 20 minute naps, but as Mark said, mine get converted to much longer naps as well…
And I do my best work past midnight as well.
This is a great moment captured, and an excellent addition to Matt’s post.
How I wish I could take 20 minute naps! Just like Mark, I’m out for hours if I try.
What a cool nap, I’m sure he is microdreaming.