So now for the big question – Does it work? Well I’ve tried the energiser version for several weeks and have found a definite benefit from a 30 minute sleep during the day. My preferred time would have been during my lunch hour at work (2pm-3pm) but as I rarely get an uninterrupted break I resorted to using it when I got home (somewhere between 5.30pm and 6pm). This set me up for a more productive evening, rather than just sitting in front of the TV. I found I was doing chores that I would normally leave until the weekend, which had the added benefit of freeing up more of my ‘free’ time.
Could the same effect be achieved without the use of the program? Probably: put on some relaxing music and you may well doze off, but will the same CD work every time? Your mind would get bored and consequently it would be dwelling on other things and you would switch off and sleep. The beauty of this program is each nap is unique, it’s like an infinite amount of chill out CDs and it even tells you gently when it’s time to wake up; no blaring alarm to drag you rudely back to reality.
At $30 for each module (or $50 for both) it doesn’t cost the Earth either. If you get home from work feeling stressed, you could do worse than give this a try. You may find that you get more out of your free time if you spend 30 minutes of it sleeping.
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