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Or just restless children. "I have a real down period in the afternoon — by 2 or 3 I'm flagging," says Claire Walker, a working mom who's normally up before dawn and often still working late at night.
She set up a quiet room at her South London consultancy, Firefly, with dim lighting, a big leather chair like the recliners used by dentists, and a set of headphones.
People duck in at different times of the day, but not for long, she says.
"A quick blast is a way to re-energize for the rest of day."
Sleep experts say deep, lengthy slumber in the middle of the day can prove counterproductive and create an effect akin to jet lag.
Salvador Dali apparently guarded against this by napping with a spoon in his hand, held above a metal bowl.
As he descended deeper into the surreal world of REM slumber, the spoon would clatter into the bowl, waking him up.
"You don't go into a deep sleep, but just drift off," e...
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