I am born into a generation who thinks that sleep is leisure which hinders ticking off one more thing from the never-ending to-do list.
That’s why it is okay to stay up late for work or for another movie episode.
Because with all the things we want to do and experience in life, sleep seems to be the easiest corner to cut.
But is it?
From How to Sleep:
Sleep experts often liken sleep-deprived people to drunk drivers: They don’t get behind the wheel thinking they’re probably going to kill someone. But as with drunkenness, one of the first things we lose in sleep deprivation is self-awareness.
So like everyone else who thinks that it’s okay to keep working even if that means to sleep less, then we end up becoming less and less of ourselves.
Okay. I can hear you say that there’s just so much work to do and that (often), we’re treated like machines and are expected to efficiently deliver output every single time.
I do get that. But here’s a compelling thought about why we need to reconsider how sleep can help us become our best selves.
From How to Sleep:
Most adults function best after seven to nine hours of sleep at night. Going to sleep and waking up at consistent times each day is valuable too. When we get fewer than seven hours, we’re impaired (to degrees that vary from person to person). When sleep persistently falls below six hours per 24, we are at an increased risk of health problems.
Yes, that’s right. We need to rethink our relationship with sleep.
And if you want to read the full article on how to sleep, you can check it out here.
jessa 