When we sleep, we are susceptible to various kinds of things that go around in our dreams. Normally for some reason, we are given sign and signals on what to do. This includes business. To most, it may seem as foolish and fictitious but for others it can do wonders.

While some may call it a sudden burst of idea, perhaps one good explanation is that when we sleep, we are relaxed and not under pressure. Further, before we hit the sack, chances are we have had a certain business issue in mind and normally it can be carried onto us even in our sleep. So the result may be guides on what and what not to do.

A lot of people have benefited from it and perhaps many more entrepreneurs can get the same tip if they are thinking of what business to put up. Crazy but it can work and you have nothing to lose!

Alan Stafford, an executive coach and self-described “sleepworker” interviewed by Fortune Small Business, offers tips on how entrepreneurs can boost their creative and problem-solving juices during sleep, such as identifying business problems that need to be solved right before falling asleep, waking up slowly instead of with an alarm clock and keeping a dream journal on the nightstand.

(Source) Wall Street Journal

Some of them may be familiar but these are perhaps they key points why the number of sleep deprived people and insomniacs in the world today are growing. Apparently, they may sound too basic but they do have a great bearing on why sleep-deprived people are finding sleepless nights to go by.

The next time you go to bed, consider these things. Sometimes it all boils down to routine. Changing some of them may eventually lead to better sleep and of course better health and living.

1. Setting a Bright Alarm Clock
The looming glare of your alarm clock can be distracting when trying to sleep. The goal is to have as dark a room as possible. Block the bright numbers with a book or consider buying a small travel clock. Your cell phone alarm may also do the trick.

2. Counting Sheep
When you just can’t fall asleep, it’s useless to stay in bed. If you’ve been trying to fall asleep for more than 30 minutes, the National Sleep Foundation suggests doing something mundane, like balancing a checkbook, reading or watching TV. An activity that demands marginal brainpower will lull your mind. Before you know it, you’ll be crawling back into bed genuinely tired.

3. Exercising Late at Night
Daytime workouts will keep you invigorated for hours. That’s why you don’t want to exercise within three hours of hitting the sack. Intense physical activity raises your body temperature and pumps your energy level—both interrupt a calm transition into sleep.

(Source) Shine

For people who have to get up at designated times to which alarm clocks are set, it may be a big problem. Add to the fact that some people go as far as not getting the right amount of sleep to recharge their bodies, the alarm clock is the last thing you would want to hear in the morning.

However, you can always push the snooze button to get some extra minutes of sleep. But the question is on whether snoozing is worth it or risky. Some people love to use the snooze to capture some more sleep. Each minute counts. But the problem is when you snooze, you may end up sleeping again.

For the people who love stay out late and sleep less, don’t blame the snooze button of your alarm clock. You only have yourself to blame for not sleeping the proper way.

It’s the most tempting thing in the world - your alarm clock goes off to wake you up in the morning. You reach for the snooze button to get an extra few minutes of sleep.

It’s something you’ve likely done often as the daily ritual of getting up just a bit too early, staying up just a little too late and working just a few too many hours catches up to you.

“If I know I can sleep in, then I’ll probably hit it between 12 and 14 times,” laughs Annamaria. “If I know I have to get up, then it’s five or six.”

(Source) City News

In case you’ve missed it, here’s some cool sleep gadgets from our tech blog Zedomax:

Alarm clock blanket will light up to wake you up in the morning.  The hanging alarm clock is cool too.  Learn to make sleep glasses to fool your boss.   Can’t get up in the morning?  Try making one of these “fire alarm” alarm clocks.  Plasma night light is cool!