Claudia Winkleman recently admitted she takes daily naps. I used to too, when I worked from home. It wasn’t that I catnapped on the job; I would just move to the bed when most people were commuting. I’d set my alarm for a 20-minute power-nap (apparently a good amount of time for a rest) and regularly fall fast asleep during that time.

Hot Danish was once asked why he was taking his coat to the office bathroom. He was intending to use it as a pillow to rest his head against the wall while sitting on the loo. He’s not alone; storage cupboards are also popular spots for hard-living Londoners. A former colleague was once less discreet; she fell asleep at her desk while she was supposed to be subbing. Another was found under her desk (which is one of the examples given in Wiki’s How to Sleep on the Job).

To preserve information that your brain has processed, you need sleep to consolidate your learning and lay down memories. A 60-minute ‘consolidation’ nap takes you into your rapid-eye movement (REM) sleep where memories are deposited. Apparently, we now sleep 20% less than people did 100 years ago so it makes sense to nap when we can. Lack of sleep – and consequently, rather than because of, lack of sex – is something I’ve blogged about before.

We know what we should be doing before bed (getting a regular schedule, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, turning off our iPhones etc), but there’s too much living to do. So it’s good to remind ourselves of a Mesut Barazany quote; ‘Your future depends on your dreams so go to sleep.’