Tag Archive for 'productivity'
Sleep Deprivations Deprives Us Fulfillment
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung June 9th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
As far as getting proper sleep is concerned, most people who have found themselves searching for it have obviously found themselves on the losing end and apparently are underachieving. This includes being successful in your career, work, and most of all, maintaining a healthy body and lifestyle.
People today are geared more towards doing more, meeting deadlines and sacrificing by pushing themselves to the limit. At first this does sound noble and something others should follow by example. But if you talk about putting yourself in high risk by leaving your body an open battlefield where diseases and illnesses can penetrate then that is another story.
You cannot expect to be fulfilled and successful if you do not rest and sleep. We can see this as our haggard bodies show something that is missing. If we do have problems with sleeping, a short visit to the doctor or specialist really wouldn’t hurt.
“For healthy people, there’s a big temptation to voluntarily restrict sleep, to stay up an hour or two or get up an hour or two earlier,” said Dr. Greg Belenky, director of the Sleep and Performance Research Center at Washington State University Spokane.
“But you’re really reducing your productivity and exposing yourself to risk,” Belenky added.
(Source) Yahoo Health
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Watching Your Weight While Sleeping
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 6th, 2008 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, Sleep Issues.
Sleep is needed for healthier lives but oversleeping can create problems such as weight. Not all people are pretty much inclined to allow their bodies show the bulge. Most people want a fit body and this requires the proper chemistry of sleep and exercise.
Most people are having problems balancing both sleep and productivity. Tip the weighing scales and you may find yourself going overboard as far as weight is concerned. Now that will become a sleepless endeavor. But if you are not careful, you may lose more than just weight if you don’t watch out for your health as a whole.
You’re eating all the right things and logging sweaty hours at the gym, so what’s with the weight gain? If you’ve put your diet and exercise habits under the microscope, but still aren’t getting results, it may be time to consider how other factors like sleep deprivation and high stress levels may be part of the problem.
(Source) Gaywired.com
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Sweet Dreams for a Sweet Sleep
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung December 13th, 2007 in How to sleep better, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
If you sleep well, chances are you will dream well too. Sleep problems have been facing most people in more cases than one. There are a lot of factors that include work or becoming a habit. While these are factors that cannot be avoided especially in these times and pressured needs, people just have to be aware that health is equally important.
Our brain needs to rest and exercise. During sleep, there is a portion of our brain which is unused which is exercised. This is the work of dreams where our subconscious selves go to work.
For health reasons, people with less sleep are more prone to illnesses and related problems such as heart diseases. Productivity is one thing but without health to support it, you may as well sign your death sentence.
(Source) Your brain needs sleep because it exercises the parts of the brain you don’t normally use. Your body needs that downtime to repair and refresh its systems. When people don’t sleep for three or more days, they sometimes become psychotic.
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The Effect of Less Sleep on Productive Lives
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 27th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Disorders.
Less sleep means less energy to carry out the needed duties and tasks that most of us are expected to perform in everyday lives. Sleep does not need to be elaborated. The fact remains; sleep is the energizer that keeps us on the go. Foregoing the need for sleep and recharging instances will most likely to tasks being performed below par or incompetently. A person will simply suffer continuous problems that will prevent them from producing the needed output and performance as expected from them in their normal days.
However, there are instances when something has to give. Reaching deadlines and making sure that people are able to meet them despite sacrificing some amount of sleep will surely be something that a person has to choose from. Altogether, it takes will power and persistence to carry out most of them simultaneously. A person has to push himself to the limit, but for sure, there will be some room left for potential need to be able to retain the level of quality.
Productivity is a gauge of individual performance. Taking it for granted is like risking careers. Hence, sleep is essential to retain their level of efficiency. It is simply something that cannot be ignored.
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Sleep Loss and Daytime Performance
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