The Chronicle: Spring Forward, Fall Back (and Take a Nap)
As daylight saving time returns next week and robs us of an hour’s sleep, weary academics may be tempted to lie down for a nap.
Those who succumb are likely to snooze on the sly.
Sure, “power napping” enjoyed a brief vogue in the 1990s, but in America’s time-is-money culture naps never really stood a chance against caffeine as a socially acceptable way to recharge. And while academe has its own rhythms, few faculty members are willing to admit to daytime dozing.
“It could feed into certain stereotypes about professors,” says Chon A. Noriega, a professor of cinema and media studies and director of the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California at Los Angeles.
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