Sweet dreams. A new challenge from ASKfm!

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ASKfm
Sep 4, 2018 · 2 min read

It looks like we have completely forgotten how to relax. Can you remember the last time you simply laid out on the couch and did NOTHING? Didn’t scroll through Facebook, didn’t read another “useful” article, didn’t carry out endless internal monologues, didn’t listen to a podcast. What if you had the chance to do “nothing” right at your workplace?

Today we are launching a new challenge at our office in Riga and are calling on every office warrior to join us.

Here is a #powernapchallenge performed by ASKfm СOO Janis Grivins.

A power nap is a refreshing short (about 20 minutes) nap in the middle of the work day to recharge your productive energy.

Why did we do this?

In the endless race with elusive deadlines we are constantly “pushing it” and working to the max around the clock. But, if you spend a long time in that rhythm it is inevitably going to affect your productivity. You can’t support your ability to work without resting and recharging. A good 5-minute nap right at your work place is the key to success.

All of us with non-physical jobs have become used to a constant workload. Real free time has even become scary to us. That’s why we decided that it’s time to return to an old tradition and rest right at the workplace.

Joking. Actually, while creating our #powernapchallenge idea, we were inspired by our memories from school. Summer ends and you face the all-consuming fatigue of those first days of school. Let’s remember: after all, every one of us fell asleep at their desk at least once. Surely you have experienced something similar in the workplace where napping is always met with a wave of condemnation because sleep at the most crucial moment is just not right.

ASKfm is destroying that stereotype! We are ready to catch moments of sleep anywhere, in the most unexpected and unusual poses. We are going to lead by example to show the importance of rest and are passing the baton on to other tech companies.

Sweet dreams everyone!

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