This document discusses the importance of sleep and the negative impacts of not getting enough. It states that half of people are not sleeping enough and that being sleep deprived lowers productivity more than being drunk. Missing even a small amount of sleep per night, like less than 6-7 hours, can have significant health consequences like increased risks of illness, depression, and death. It also notes that improving sleep can improve mental and physical health comparable to winning $300,000. The document provides some small lifestyle changes that can help people get the recommended 7-9 hours of restful sleep per night.

1. Sleep.

2. 1/2
Of people are not
sleeping enough.
Our habits are now our health

3. This is according to Harvard Medical School’s Division of Sleep
Medicine. The negative effects of missing sleep on your mood,
focus, and problem solving abilities are so powerful that people
who are drunk out perform people who are lacking sleep. More
here.
Being sleep deprived
lowers productivity
more than being drunk

4. Someone who sleeps less than six hours a night loses
six more working days a year compared to someone
who sleeps between seven and nine hours a night.
This brought to us by a Rand study.
Missing sleep leads
to missing work

5. Missing sleep does a lot more than make you feel sleepy.
Proper sleep is necessary for proper brain function. It’s
time we realize missing sleep isn’t a trophy in the busy
game-it’s a population health imperative.
Poor sleep leads to illness,
depression, and a 10%
increased risk of death

6. Sleep deprivation contributed to the
Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster

7. A study of 30,000 people published in the Oxford
Academic journal found improving sleep improved
mental and physical health comparably to someone
who won a $300,000 lottery jackpot. The catch; it
doesn’t work if you’re using sleeping pills.
Improving sleep
feels like winning the
lottery

8. It doesn’t have to be hard
Small lifestyle changes can make a big difference getting 7-9 hours of restful sleep.
Even a few minutes
during the day.
Exercise
Try practicing a
mindfulness habit.
Mediate
Stick to coffee in
the mornings only.
Avoid Caffeine
Create a relaxing
bedtime routine.
Relax

9. Set your bedroom’s
temp around 67°F.
Keep Cool
Keep your room
dark. Try using a light
to wake you up.
Control Light
Natural sleep
remedies like
melatonin are most
effective.
Stay Natural
Set a bedtime and a
wake time.
Schedule
It doesn’t have to be hard
Small lifestyle changes can make a big difference getting 7-9 hours of restful sleep.

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