It's hard to get sleep, especially when you're a lawyer. But it's an essential fact of life, and not one you want to skip out on. Here are some reasons that sleep is beneficial.

1. The Benefits of
Sleep
By Maria Haymandou

2. It !
improves !
memory
• During sleep, your mind
“consolidates”, strengthening
memories or “practice” skills
that you learned while awake!
• Your brain also helps reorganize
and restructure these, which
could result in more creativity
by strengthening the emotional
components of memory

3. It’s linked with
longevity
• Too much or too little sleep is linked
with a shorter lifespan!
• It’s still not 100% clear if that’s a cause
or effect!
• Sleeping also helps curb inflammation,
which is linked to heart disease, stroke,
diabetes, arthritis and premature aging

4. It gives
you
energy
• Studies of athletes
indicate that more
sleep increases
average sprint time
and stamina

5. It improves !
your grades
• Children who have sleep disordered breathing
(snoring, sleep apnea, etc) are more likely to
have problems with attention and learning!
• College students that don’t get enough sleep
also tend to have lower grades

6. It sharpens
your
attention
• A lack of sleep can
result in ADHD-like
symptoms in children!
• Children who don’t
get enough sleep a
night are more likely
to be hyperactive,
inattentive and
impulsive

7. It improves
your weight • Well-rested dieters
lose more fat than
those who are sleep-
deprived

8. It
lowers
stress
• Sleep has been
known to reduce
levels of stress,
giving people
better control of
their blood
pressure as well!
• It’s also believed
that sleep affects
cholesterol levels

9. It helps
you avoid
accidents
• Drowsy driving is just as bad, if
not worse, than drunk driving!
• The National Highway Safety
Administration reported that it
accounted for the highest
number of fatal crashes in 2009

10. It helps fight
depression
• A lack of sleep can
contribute to depression!
• Good sleep means more
emotional stability!
• You want to find a balance,
so that means getting
roughly the same amount of
sleep every night