German doctors are recommending adding a little nap during the working day as a way of improving performance, creativity and motivating workers.
President of the German Federation of Small and Medium Enterprises, Mario Ohoven, said in the newspaper edition of Bild, "'Napping in work time has already been successfully established in the United States, Japan and Austria' where they point out that incorporating 'attractive working conditions' also increases the attractiveness of a company when recruiting qualified employees. "
According to an article in Prensalibre.com: "This opinion is shared by health insurers:" A nap of fifteen minutes helps as much as a short walk outdoors to combat the usual tiredness after lunch, " says Ursula Maschall, expert at Barmer, a major German public health mutual . "
Source: prensalibre.com
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