The pleasures and benefits of napping

Plus: How to thrive through mental illness Editors’ favourites [Aeon]( [Psyche]( Tuesday 5 September 2023 Who doesn’t enjoy a good sleep? Most of us it turns out. But after all the B and S must the Zzz’s really come at the very end of the day? As a lifelong napper this warm, personal [ode]( to sleep’s shifting sands encourages us to just close your eyes and give in for a while.... – Andy Sansom, Photography and Illustrations Editor [children play on swings at a playground on a rainy day]( sleep and dreams Essay [Here’s to naps and snoozes]( [American work culture, seeping around the globe, threatens to ruin the pleasures and benefits of public, communal sleep]( by Todd Pitock In recovery from mental illness, the desired end often seems to be the absence of symptoms – a potentially limiting framework. This hopeful [Idea]( addresses (and removes) those limitations, affirming that recovery can be about more than absence, and instead can involve the presence of newfound joy and meaning. – Molly Williamson, Associate Production Editor Mental health Essay [Many people not only survive mental illness – they thrive]( by Jonathan Rottenberg and Andrew Devendorf [Share this newsletter with a friend]( [Facebook icon]( [Instagram icon]( [Twitter icon]( You have received this email because you signed up to the Aeon+Psyche Newsletter list. © Aeon Media Group Ltd 2023. Level 5, 100 Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 Australia. [PRIVACY POLICY](  |  [CONTACT US](  |  [PREFERENCES](  |  [UNSUBSCRIBE](