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To learn more about the ‘crisis’ of sleep our world is facing, its impact, and what we can do about it, I spoke to Arianna Huffington, co-founder, president, and editor-in-chief of the…
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The change I'm most passionate about – because of the impact it's had on my own life – is creating a healthy transition to sleep that begins before you even step into your bedroom. I treat my own transition to sleep as a sacrosanct ritual. First, I turn off all my electronic devices and gently escort them out of my bedroom.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
My own life has improved in pretty much every way. These days, 95 percent of the time I get eight hours of sleep a night. Now, instead of waking up to the sense that I have to trudge through activities, I wake up feeling joyful about the day's possibilities. And I'm also better able to recognize red flags and rebound from setbacks. It's like being dialed into a different channel that has less static.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
The sleep revolution is finally hitting the workplace. It's not in full swing yet, but you can see the evidence all around. But now the business world is waking up to the high cost of sleep deprivation on productivity, health care, and ultimately the bottom line. I expect the nap room to soon become as universal as the conference room.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
Sleep became not just devalued but actively scorned. After all, every hour spent sleeping was another hour spent not working—therefore another wasted hour. And despite a growing awareness of the importance of well-being, so many of our modern attitudes still reflect this.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
This crisis is rooted in the collective delusion that burnout is the necessary price we must pay for accomplishment and success. Recent scientific findings make it clear that this couldn't be less true. Our golden age of sleep science is revealing all the ways in which sleep plays a vital role in our decision making, emotional intelligence, cognitive function, and creativity. Not only is there no tradeoff between living a well-rounded life and high performance, performance is actually improved when our lives include time for renewal.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
The sleep revolution is finally hitting the workplace. The business world is waking up to the high cost of sleep deprivation on productivity, health care, and ultimately the bottom line. I expect the nap room to soon become as universal as the conference room.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
Sleep became not just devalued but actively scorned. After all, every hour spent sleeping was another hour spent not working—therefore another wasted hour.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
This crisis is rooted in the collective delusion that burnout is the necessary price we must pay for accomplishment and success. Recent scientific findings make it clear that this couldn't be less true. Performance is actually improved when our lives include time for renewal.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
When we're not well rested, we're not as healthy. Lack of sleep is often the culprit behind anxiety, stress, depression, and a myriad of health problems.
— Arianna HuffingtonCo-Founder of The Huffington Post & Wellness Advocate
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