You simply cannot overestimate the rejuvenating effect of a serious power nap.
This is apparently something the fine people at the Abu Dhabi airport appreciate. They've installed these GoSleep sleeping pods that you can rent for an hour, or a few hours, and catch up on some shut eye while you're waiting for your connecting flight.
The beauty of these beauties is they recline 180 degrees, and you can leave them partially open or close them completely to block out the light and noise.
When they're completely closed, they look like those plastic pencil cases we used to use in elementary school. So, not just sleep friendly. Also retro chic.
I think the reason these appeal to me so much is because I haven't slept eight solid hours in years (I love my kids, I love my dogs, I love my kids, I love my dogs, I love my kids, I love my dogs...). So if there's even a chance, a glimmer of hope, the slightest possibility I can do some catching up, I'm happy to fire up the charge card, lay myself down, close myself up and sleep tight for as long as I can.
If it turns out that these pods really provide the rest they promise, I'll literally roll out of bed, go to the airport and roll back into bed.
Of course, airports aren't the first ones to appreciate what an quick nap can do for you.
And if you work in an ad agency, you know they're not even the first ones to have sleep pods.
