Being on top of your game takes a lot of hard work, focus, and preparation. While being great at work is something to be proud of, we often get so wrapped up in it that we forget the most important piece of the puzzle. Ourselves!

It’s now widely understood that getting enough sleep leads to greater innovation, productivity, job satisfaction, improved health and quality of life.

And did you know the following?

• The shorter you sleep on average the shorter your life. 
• Insufficient sleep is linked to cancer.
• Insufficient sleep is linked to Alzheimers Disease. 
• Many children diagnosed as ADHD are actually under slept.
• A critical factor in the obesity epidemic is lack of sleep.

So, here are our tools and tips to help you sleep better.

Tools

If you’re having difficulty falling asleep, establishing a regular bedtime routine will help you wind down and prepare for sleep.

To get a full night's sleep, it is important to protect your environment against unwanted noise for the duration of your night's rest. This is even more critical when sleeping in an unfamiliar place. Using earplugs is a smart move and can help block noise so that you can sleep like a baby! 

If getting to sleep or staying asleep is an ongoing problem, it’s important to figure out and address the underlying cause. But, in the meantime, alternative remedies may help you get back to sleep sooner. There are loads of natural remedies available.

Tips

Get to the bottom of the problem

First things first, it’s a good idea to figure out why you’re tired. Lack of sleep may not be the only thing sapping your energy. It’s the little things you do, and don’t do, that can exhaust you mentally and physically that can make getting through the day a chore.

 

In this article, experts explain the bad habits that can make you feel tired, plus simple tweaks that will help put the pep back in your step.

Sleep better

Sleep affects your mental and physical health and the quality of your waking life. When you don’t get enough, it can take a serious toll on your energy, productivity, emotional balance, and even your weight.

 

Making simple changes to your daytime routine and bedtime habits can have a profound impact on how well you sleep, leaving you feeling mentally sharp, emotionally balanced, and full of energy all day long. This guide details some excellent tips on how you can improve your sleep. 

Turn off the light

Sounds simple! But making sure your sleeping environment is dark and peaceful can have a significantly positive affect on your sleep. This fascinating article, charting the science of sleep, considers this and much more. 

Similarly, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast with Sleep Expert and Neuroscientist Dr. Matthew Walker, covers a myriad of interesting reasons why we not only need sleep but what happens when we don’t get enough. 

Have you found these tips and tools useful? Do you have any you'd like to share with us?

Maybe you know someone who might benefit from giving one of the tools or resources from our list a go?

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