The document discusses the importance of sleep for productivity and overall health, citing insights such as humans spending an average of 25 years sleeping and the negative impacts of insufficient sleep on life expectancy and appetite. It highlights various facts, such as the average sleep duration in France and the correlation between later school start times and student performance. Additionally, it offers tips for better sleep, including avoiding screen time before bed and the benefits of regular exercise.

1. #SleepingWithTheBoss

2. “Sleeping well is the
best productivity tool”
Jason Fried

3. “You should meditate for twenty minutes
every day — unless you’re too busy.
Then you should meditate for an hour.”
Zen proverb

4. Humans spend an average
of 25 years sleeping over
the course of a lifetime.

5. Parents of newborn babies miss
out on roughly 6 months of sleep
during the baby’s first 2 years of
life.

6. The record for the longest
period without sleep is 11
days.

7. The average person in France
sleeps 8.83 hours a night — the
most in the developed world.

8. Sleeping less than 7
hours each night reduces
life expectancy.

9. Believing that you’ve slept well
improves performance, even if you
didn’t get that much sleep.

10. Studies show that students
at schools with later start
times perform better.

11. You burn more calories
while sleeping than you do
while watching television.

12. Women experience more
nightmares than men.

13. In general, exercising regularly makes it
easier to fall asleep and contributes to
sounder sleep. However, exercising
sporadically or right before going to bed
will make falling asleep more difficult.

14. We naturally feel tired at two different times of the
day: about 2:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
It is this natural dip in alertness that is primarily
responsible for the post-lunch dip.

15. Lack of sleep can cause people
to gain about 2 pounds a week.

16. People who don’t get enough sleep are
more likely to have bigger appetites due
to the fact that their leptin levels (leptin is
an appetite-regulating hormone) are lower.

17. No ‘screen-time’
before sleep?

18. Keys trick

19. Espresso/coffee trick

20. Headspace

21. Sleep cycle

22. Power Nap

23. How do you nap?

24. #SleepingWithTheBoss