College Achievement Presentation: Chapter 7 Main Idea 1. Napp Nappin ing g is go good od for for peo peopl plee People vary in the amount of sleep they need, but the biological drive for an afternoon nap is universal Napping enhances performance because it allows the brain to function better. Example: President Johnson would always take a 30 minutes nap everyday. He believes that his naps gave him stamina and helped him focus better throughout the day. 2. Likewi Likewise, se, sleep sleeping ing when when tired tired is bene benefic ficial ial Sleep allows people to learn better An experiment was conducted to prove this. A group of students were split into two groups, the sleep group and the non-sleep group. They all went under the same initial training to solve problems. It was found that the sleep-group outperformed the non-sleep group in their ability to solve the problems.
Personal Experience I personally can’t function without sleep. When I’m sleep deprived, I do not learn as well because I cannot concentrate. conc entrate. So, I always try to have at least 7 or more hours of sleep everyday if possible