I don’t need to tell you about all the research that has been done about sleep deprivation and its negative consequences. The bottom line is that everyone should be getting a good 8 hours of sleep every night.
Yet, most people don’t get 8 hours of sleep a day, and the reason oft quoted is that their simply too busy.
9 times out of 10, this excuse is completely invalid. It’s usually a case of having bad habits that chew up time, leaving little time for productive work. Whether it be excessive TV watching (especially now that it’s World Cup Time), internet surfing, etc. Eliminating those habits typically saves up the time, which can be put towards a proper sleep schedule.
10% of the time, it’s due to some external factor. It could be a 3 hour commute that chronically shortens your productive periods. Or it could be a hectic time of the year for your business. While this class of problem is harder to resolve, people like 37signals seem to have done it just fine.
In other words: it can be done.
The great thing is, that once you get your act together, this becomes a virtuous cycle. You get enough sleep, and take on the challenges of the day with all the needed energy, finishing up just on schedule and thereby allowing you to get enough sleep again.
Fortunately, getting enough sleep is just like getting enough exercise: starting is hard, finishing is easy, and the results are addictive.
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