Boris Johnson's power napping secret revealed as he battles pandemic.

Boris Johnson's power napping secret revealed as he battles pandemic.

What do Boris Johnson, Albert Einstein and Leonardo da Vinci all have in common? The answer may surprise you - They all loved to power nap.

According to newspaper reports the prime minister is prone to a half-an-hour snooze to keep him going throughout the day. He joins his hero Winston Churchill, who famously promoted the idea of short power-naps during his busy days as prime minister, where he worked through the night.

The current prime minister gets up at 6am for a run around Buckingham Palace’s private gardens, and then spends his next 12 hours in meetings in Number 10. It is reported Boris Johnson may take a short sleep to keep him going throughout his work. But how effective are power naps?

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