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Resolve to Sleep More — How I Plan to Make My Days More Productive
The new research convinced me to change my sleep habits
My alarm goes off, my eyes are heavy, and I want another bite of sleep in my warm blanket but I’m trained to value my job more.
I get up, go to the washroom, and think my cup of coffee will cure the grogginess and the lack of sleep. I look forward to catching up on the lost sleep at the weekend.
We have all been through such days. We believe that we can work fine even if we sleep for six hours. This is how we gradually become sleep-deprived.
“Depriving yourself of sleep will shorten your life,” says Professor Mathew Walker, the author of Why We Sleep. “Not getting enough sleep is nothing to be proud of.”
Waking up, getting stressed, and facing the day hurts the mind and body — it’s catabolic. We sleep to restore our systems — and sleep is anabolic. During sleep, hormones tell my body, “she is ready for repairs and upgrades.”
If I get high-quality sleep, I’d feel fresh in the morning. If the quality or the quantity of sleep is not right, I’d feel tired and groggy. But this year, I resolve to change my sleep habits.
