bodyType

customContents

entityId

printArticlePageQuery

filter

article

body

urlAlias

articleSectionsContent

articleSeoArticle

articleSourceHeaderArticle

contentSchemaRenderContent

contentSubHeadlineContent

contentHeadlineContent

mainImagePrintArticleArticle

authorBlockPrintArticleArticle

contentSponsorTagContent

articlePianoPaywallContent

scmpYoutubeContent

hooksTrackPageViewArticle

query printArticlePageQuery(
  $entityId: String!
  $customContents: [CustomContentInput]
  $bodyType: BodyFormatTypeEnum
) {
  article(filter: {entityId: $entityId}) {
    entityId
    body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
      json
    }
    urlAlias
    ...articleSectionsContent
    ...articleSeoArticle_3o8td4
    ...articleSourceHeaderArticle
    ...contentSchemaRenderContent
    ...contentSubHeadlineContent
    ...contentHeadlineContent
    ...mainImagePrintArticleArticle
    ...authorBlockPrintArticleArticle
    ...contentSponsorTagContent
    ...articlePianoPaywallContent
    ...scmpYoutubeContent
    ...hooksTrackPageViewArticle
    id
  }
}

fragment articlePianoPaywallContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksPaywallPromiseContent
}

fragment articleSectionsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      ...helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection
      ...entityLink
      name
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment articleSeoArticle_3o8td4 on Article {
  ...hooksArticleSeoArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersGetArticleTypeArticle
  entityId
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
  summary {
    text
  }
  subHeadline {
    text
  }
  body(customContents: $customContents, type: $bodyType) {
    text
  }
  keywords
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  topics {
    name
    entityId
    id
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  images {
    style(filter: {style: "768x768"}) {
      url
    }
  }
  readingTime
}

fragment articleSourceHeaderArticle on Article {
  urlAlias
  ...entityLink
}

fragment authorBlockPrintArticleArticle on Article {
  ...defaultArticleDateContent
  ...authorNamesArticle
}

fragment authorNameAuthor on Author {
  ...entityLink
  name
  entityUuid
}

fragment authorNamesArticle on Article {
  authorLocations
  authors {
    entityId
    location
    ...authorNameAuthor
    id
  }
}

fragment blockquoteQuoteContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment contentHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  socialHeadline
  ...contentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
}

fragment contentNewsletterWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
    id
  }
  sections {
    value {
      relatedNewsletters {
        ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
        id
      }
      id
    }
  }
  ... on Article {
    relatedNewsletters {
      ...helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment contentSchemaRenderContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...blockquoteQuoteContent
  ...imageContent
  ...inlineWidgetContent
  ...photoGalleryWidgetContent
  ...scmpYoutubeContent
}

fragment contentShareWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  shortUrl
  socialHeadline
  headline
}

fragment contentSponsorTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersUseContentSponsorContent
}

fragment contentSubHeadlineContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  subHeadline {
    json
  }
  summary {
    json
  }
  ...contentSchemaRenderContent
}

fragment defaultArticleDateContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...hooksArticleDateUtilsContent
}

fragment entityLink on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  __typename
  entityId
  entityUuid
  urlAlias
  urlRedirect {
    toUrl
    id
  }
  application {
    entityId
    id
  }
  ... on Section {
    fullSectionPath {
      entityId
      id
    }
    parentSection
  }
  ...helpersAppBarVariantBase
  ...helpersApplicationBase
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersAppBarVariantBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsLiveArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...helpersSectionContent
  ...helpersStyleSectionContent
}

fragment helpersApplicationBase on BaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias {
  __isBaseWithApplicationAndUrlAlias: __typename
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesPage
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusPage
}

fragment helpersCheckIfNewsSectionInFirstIndexSection on Section {
  name
}

fragment helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle on Article {
  entityId
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  disableOffPlatformContent
  sponsorType
  published
  ...helpersCheckIsPlusArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment helpersCheckIsLiveArticle on Article {
  flattenTypeIds
  liveArticle {
    status
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    paywallTypes {
      entityUuid
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPlusPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle on Article {
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersCheckIsPostiesPage on Page {
  urlAlias
}

fragment helpersCheckIsStyleArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  sections {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersGetArticleTypeArticle on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        entityId
        id
      }
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersMassageToNewsletterItemNewsletter on Newsletter {
  entityId
  name
  alternativeName
  description {
    text
  }
  summary {
    text
  }
  homepageDescription {
    text
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle on Article {
  authors {
    types
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle on Article {
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersStyleSectionContent on Section {
  fullSectionPath {
    entityId
    id
  }
}

fragment helpersUseContentSponsorContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  topics {
    entityId
    sponsor {
      ...sponsorTagSponsor
      name
      type
      id
    }
    id
  }
  ... on Article {
    sponsorType
  }
  ...helpersCheckIsMainTopicContent
}

fragment hooksArticleDateUtilsContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  createdDate
  publishedDate
  updatedDate
}

fragment hooksArticleSeoArticle on Article {
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsPostMagazineArticle
  ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  ...hooksContentHeadlineTagContent
  ...helpersCheckIsAmpEnabledArticle
  entityId
  headline
  socialHeadline
  types {
    value {
      entityId
      id
    }
  }
  authors {
    entityId
    id
  }
  images {
    generic_og: style(filter: {style: "og_image_scmp_generic"}) {
      url
    }
    styles(filter: {styles: ["og_image_posties_article", "og_postmag", "og_image_style", "og_image_scmp_analysis", "og_image_scmp_explainer", "og_image_scmp_editorial", "og_image_scmp_fact_check", "og_image_scmp_debate", "og_image_scmp_live", "og_image_scmp_obituary", "og_image_scmp_opinion", "og_image_scmp_review", "og_image_scmp_series", "og_image_scmp_generic"]}) {
      url
      style
    }
    type
  }
  urlAlias
}

fragment hooksContentHeadlineTagContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ... on Article {
    types {
      value {
        name
        entityId
        description {
          text
        }
        id
      }
    }
    ...helpersCheckIsStyleArticle
  }
  flag
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  ...hooksContentHelperContent
}

fragment hooksContentHelperContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...helpersSanitizeArticleTypeEntityIdsArticle
  ...helpersSanitizeAuthorTypesArticle
  ...helpersSanitizedAuthorEntityIdsArticle
  flag
}

fragment hooksPaywallPromiseContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  ...helpersCheckIsPostiesArticle
}

fragment hooksTrackPageViewArticle on Article {
  entityId
  publishedDate
  headline
  sections {
    value {
      name
      id
    }
  }
  urlAlias
  authors {
    name
    id
  }
  entityUuid
}

fragment imageContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  headline
  ...checkersCheckContentContainsStarlingImageContent
}

fragment inlineWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...contentNewsletterWidgetContent
}

fragment mainImagePrintArticleArticle on Article {
  images {
    title
    url
    isSlideshow
    size_652x446: style(filter: {style: "652x446"}) {
      url
    }
  }
}

fragment photoGalleryDialogContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  __typename
  ...contentShareWidgetContent
}

fragment photoGalleryWidgetContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  ...photoGalleryDialogContent
}

fragment scmpYoutubeContent on Content {
  __isContent: __typename
  entityId
  urlAlias
  publishedDate
}

fragment sponsorTagSponsor on Sponsor {
  name
  type
  images {
    url
  }
}


sections

types

disableOffPlatformContent

sponsorType

published

headline

socialHeadline

authors

images

publishedDate

updatedDate

summary

subHeadline

keywords

topics

readingTime

authorLocations

entityUuid

Tyler Nyquvest

Over the past decade, many studies have highlighted the power and benefits of napping. They have shown its impact on memory, performance and balancing the body’s internal systems.
Health professionals have been touting the benefits of napping for years, and in Europe and parts of Asia, napping has been embraced for decades.
United States space agency Nasa promotes it as a crucial component of healthy work habits. And recently, nurses in the UK demanded a “fatigue risk management” system, which includes a provision for taking power naps at work.
As the pandemic leaves burnout in its wake, new ways to get that extra bit of shut-eye have great appeal. For many, the answer is a caffeine nap – drinking a cup of coffee (containing roughly 110mg or 0.11ml of caffeine) then lying down to rest for 20 to 30 minutes.
It’s that reset button, it’s that taking a step away
Laura Brooks, CEO and founder of US nootropics maker Napjitsu
Although this sounds counter-intuitive, it adds up.
It takes about 15 minutes for a liquid to reach your small intestine and then be absorbed into the body, so after drinking coffee is the ideal time to fall asleep or have a deep rest, then awaken refreshed as the caffeine starts to kick in.

The caffeine nap has been proven to improve vigilance and reduce sleep inertia – that feeling of grogginess, disorientation and drowsiness that immediately follows waking – in shift workers who nap on the night shift.
Neuroscientists also believe caffeine naps can fight fatigue and combat drowsiness and pain. While more research is needed, these potential benefits cannot be ignored.
Laura Brooks, CEO and founder of US nootropics maker Napjitsu, welcomes the renewed awareness of the importance of napping and rest.
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“It’s that reset button, it’s that taking a step away,” Brooks says.
Napjitsu has taken the idea of caffeine naps to a new level. The company has created a capsule it calls “Nap”, filled with time-release caffeine and nootropics – ingredients that enhance or influence memory or brain function – that is taken just before lying down to rest.
“The core of our company was built on that 20- to 30-minute power nap studied by the US military, Japanese government, Nasa – that was designated the sweet spot to unlock productivity, creativity and reset your day,” says Brooks.

The “Nap” product has natural ingredients such as valerian, magnesium, lavender and calming agents to help pull you into the light, level-one sleep stage.
Then, after 30 minutes, the capsules dissolve, unleashing B vitamins, nootropics, cordycep mushroom extract and caffeine to help wake you up and give you five hours of sustained energy and focus.
Napjitsu is just one of the companies that has recognised the renewed importance attached to rest and capitalised on it. The supplement and nootropics industry is encouraging consumers to consider natural, light sleep aids to help them rest during the day.
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“I have researched and recommend supplements such as magnesium, lavender oil capsules, ashwagandha, omega 3, tart cherry, reishi mushrooms and probiotics,” says Olivia Arezzolo, an Australian sleep expert, author and speaker.
Arezzolo also supports and recommends using cooling mattress toppers, lavender spray, sleep-promoting teas such as camomile and passionflower and other sleep aids.
When it comes to napping tips, Arezzolo has three main suggestions.
“Keep it short – 30 minutes is ideal; keep it dark – wear an eye mask; and keep it early, meaning finish the nap before 3.30pm,” she says.

Sleep experts agree that changes in the way we work and remote working have created new opportunities for employees to get more rest, which is a positive sign for the future.
“[Remote work] has opened up more time and I support a short nap in the afternoon for healthy sleepers to enhance the wake rhythm,” says Dr Abhinav Singh, medical review expert at US-based sleep education group SleepFoundation.org and medical director of the Indiana Sleep Centre.
“Naps or brief recharge periods are great and I support them as long as they don’t interfere with nighttime sleep ability,” says Singh, who is himself a regular napper.

Napping has faced challenges in the past, he says, including psychological barriers and stereotypes. He believes we put too much emphasis on the act of sleep.
“I don’t like to use the word ‘nap’ as it almost puts an added pressure on you to fall asleep,” says Singh. “This should be looked at as a rest, recharge, revitalise period for the body and brain.”
“Don’t try to nap is my favourite tip to patients,” he adds. “Close your eyes and focus on something, have a soothing audio on, use an app [for meditation] like Insight Timer.”
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Singh says too many people try to “silence thoughts”, whereas the point is to not engage them, to just let them drift past.
Brooks agrees that the rest component is the most important part of napping.
“If you don’t fall asleep, but you are doing the breathing, the calming, trying to rest – 30 minutes of non-sleep deep rest is the equivalent of 10 minutes asleep,” says Brooks. “So you are still getting the great benefit as long as you take the time for yourself and commit to it.”
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Need a power nap? Have a cup of coffee first, experts say – you’ll feel refreshed and be less groggy when you wake up

Taking a nap right after drinking coffee sounds counter-intuitive but makes sense, experts say. Photo: Shutterstock

Laura Brooks is the CEO and founder of nootropics maker Napjitsu, which recently launched a product to induce caffeine naps. Photo: Napjitsu

Napjitsu’s Nap product has timed-release caffeine for a boost of energy after rest. Photo: Napjitsu

Olivia Arezzolo is an Australian sleep expert, author and speaker. Photo: courtesy Olivia Arezzolo

Napjitsu’s Nap product. It is just one of the companies that has recognised the renewed importance attached to rest and capitalised on it. Photo: Napjitsu

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Remote work and flexible schedules are creating new possibilities for napping, rest and down time to help the pandemic-weary recharge and reset
Nootropics maker Napjitsu has developed a capsule combining caffeine and memory-enhancing ingredients to help you rest for 30 minutes, then wake up energised



Have a cup of coffee. Take a 20- to 30-minute nap. Wake up feeling rested and refreshed as the caffeine starts to kick in. Experts weigh in on the merits of this growing trend.
