“Why do you look so tired?” my mother asked, examining my dark, tired face. “Um, well… I slept in late last night perfecting my homework,” I stated tiredly, hoping he would go away and leave me alone while I did my homework. "Wow," she said, sounding a little disappointed, "you should take a nap!" "No, I have to finish my homework." reading the section my science teacher had assigned for homework in the textbook. Within minutes, I was struggling to stay awake as I read the terribly boring section. After wrestling with myself for a few seconds, I fell asleep in my science book. “SOPHIE! SOPHIE!”I heard a voice calling me as I woke up confused. Looking around, I realized it was my mother calling me. He was shaking me awake as he giggled, “I told you you should have taken a nap! Now go ahead and finish your homework.” Embarrassed, I tried my best to wake up and continued reading the section. After a while I couldn't stay up anymore and concluded that I needed to take a nap. Once I woke up from sleep, I realized I had slept FOUR HOURS! I felt fresh and new and was ready for anything. Napping is a popular rest activity in various countries. People of all ages, races, sizes and religions take naps. Some people nap every day, while others do it once in a while. In any case, naps can help us in various ways, both in terms of our physical and mental performance. Therefore, naps should be taken regularly to increase energy levels, tired or relaxed. It has been shown that naps can help improve performance, reduce the number of errors that might be made, and can... middle of paper ......"A nap can be a pleasant luxury, a mini -vacation. It can provide an easy way to relax and rejuvenate. (www.sleepfoundation.org). These short periods of sleep allow you to feel rested and increase your cognitive performance. Naps are a great thing to do in your free time and should be done daily. Naps help improve your physical performance by making you feel proactive. Additionally, naps help reduce the number of mistakes you might make in a day and make you more attentive to your surroundings. Lastly, naps help renew your energy and help you feel brand new. Naps of any length are healthy for your body and can improve your cognitive and physical performance. (Source #1) “How much sleep is enough?” (Source #2) “The Secret Truth About Napping” (Source #3) “Ask the Sleep Doctor” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nap www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-topics/napping