With 30 percent of employed adults reporting less than seven hours of sleep each night, it may be that one out of every three people you work with could use a nap. (Photo: ALM)

When it comes to proper sleep habits, it is clear that humans as a whole have not entirely cracked the code. So keen are we to find a way around getting the recommended amount of sleep that numerous websites tout the benefits of “alternative sleep patterns,” which supposedly help people fight the sleepiness they feel throughout the day.

While these methods do not present a magic cure, one sleep habit that might benefit humans comes from our feline friends. Like many mammals, cats are polyphasic sleepers, which means they sleep for multiple, shorter periods throughout the day instead of in one big block like their monophasic owners (i.e. humans). And there is evidence to suggest that a good cat nap at the right time can make employees more productive.

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