Frère Jacques, dormez-vous?
A couple years ago, the French officially bid adieu to the 35-hour workweek. Now it appears that those extra hours of work are taking their toll. This week, the Gallic government launched a $9 million public awareness campaign about sleeping problems. Not surprisingly, 56 percent of the population has said that lack of quality sleep ...
A couple years ago, the French officially bid adieu to the 35-hour workweek. Now it appears that those extra hours of work are taking their toll. This week, the Gallic government launched a $9 million public awareness campaign about sleeping problems.
A couple years ago, the French officially bid adieu to the 35-hour workweek. Now it appears that those extra hours of work are taking their toll. This week, the Gallic government launched a $9 million public awareness campaign about sleeping problems.
Not surprisingly, 56 percent of the population has said that lack of quality sleep has made them less productive at work. In an interview on Monday, French health minister Xavier Bertrand said, “Why not nap at work? It can’t be taboo.” He said he would promote the idea of on-the-job slumber, if studies show that it’s effective. But who needs research? If you snooze, you don’t necessarily lose—JFK, Churchill, da Vinci, Clinton, and Einstein were all nappers, and they did just fine.
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