We need to normalize adults taking more naps every day. @w@watchingnewyork
Summary
A passenger makes the case for daily naps, and Kareem's all in. The straphanger reveals he's been napping continuously since childhood, never taking a break between baby naps and adult naps, despite social stigma. His secret? Ten minutes exactly. Any longer and you wake up on another planet, but that sweet spot gives you two days in one. The conversation touches on renewable energy (the free kind, not caffeine), siesta culture, and why pretending to sleep doesn't count. Kareem used to be anti-nap but fatherhood changed him. They agree the world needs more rest, not more people zombified at their computers. The episode ends with the two testing out a homie napping position right there on the subway. Just a little snooze.
Full Transcript
So, what's your take? We need to normalize adults taking more naps every day.
100% agree. I used to be anti-nap.
Oh, really? I did.
You're an enlightened man. You have a child. Yes. There's so many days where you're tired. We're running on coffee and energy drinks when like naps are free.
Yeah. Just take a little nap. Renewable energy.
But if you're at your computer doing this, you don't deserve a nap. I deserve a nap because I'm here right now. You deserve a nap because you walk around the streets and take photos of people.
Sure. This guy, he's resting already. They work when they're laying down.
Yeah. So, I think that naps are appropriate for some.
Oh, I agree. And like at some point, naps were deemed like either childish or immature or like just not cool, but they are cool. They're very cool. You just need to hit the quick reset button. Just a little. You know what I mean? Just rest the noodle just for like a second. Just a little like, you know what I mean? You could do it anywhere.
So, do you take a nap? I take a nap every day. I've never stopped. Never stopped since I was a kid.
Oh, you didn't even take a break? No, I've never taken a break.
You went from napping as a baby? Yeah.
To napping as a man completely uninterrupted. Yeah.
With a lot of shame in between. Because people were like, "Oh, you spoiled a little bit."
Right. You go to a house, you're hanging out with your friends. I just find a little corner somewhere quiet. Close my eyes. 10 minutes and that's it. Then you come back to life and you feel better.
10 minutes is optimal. Any longer than that, you start waking up in another planet. You don't know where you are, but like 10 minutes is the perfect reset.
So, as an expert in naps, do you actually have to fall asleep or can you just lay with your eyes closed? I think you need to actually fall asleep. You're not going to go into REM mode or anything like that, but you just need to reset. Just get that little snooze in. Wake up. It's like you get two days. Two days in one.
The world would be a much better place if everyone took a nap. A more rested, peaceful society.
It's called the damn siesta. See what I'm saying?
The Spanish and the Mexicans, they take a nap. It's a better society when it's when we're all well rested.
I'm in, dude. Little snooze.
I like this. Let's take a nap. Look at this. You nap on me now.
Perfect. Perfect position to nap with your homie.