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  • And apparently when I said "powernap" I meant "sleep like the dead for two hours." whoops!

    unknown title 2009

  • But if pill popping doesn't sound like the solution, consider a good old-fashioned powernap.

    CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2009 2009

  • He would take a 10 minute powernap and be good to go for the rest of the day.

    Middle of the Night Prayers for Sleep Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur 2006

  • He would take a 10 minute powernap and be good to go for the rest of the day.

    Archive 2006-08-01 Patrice Fagnant-MacArthur 2006

  • Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Is 26 minutes the ideal length of time for a powernap?

    BBC News - Home 2011

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  • business speak for taking a nap at work. you're not allowed to take a normal nap because that's sleeping on the job, but a 'powernap' is productive.

    May 25, 2013