It can cause suffering in the long-term to your health and overall life experience.
For example - when we try to level up and reach the goals we’re after. We often hit a plateau, in our health, relationships or work.
This happens because a new level requires us to operate from a new space.
A resourceful space that is centered and grounded.
And sleep quality is one of the best ways to create that space.
To be clear - we aren’t talking about how many hours you sleep - but the quality of those hours.
Benefits of Quality Sleep
When we, and our clients address our sleep quality, we noticed:
- More resilience and confident to handle hard situations
- Improvement in our moods
- Better ability to communicate
- Less tension and stress in our bodies
- Rarely get sick
- Memory improvement
How to Improve Sleep Quality
Reap these benefits without losing any extra time in your day or forcing yourself to go to bed earlier:
- No technology before bed
- Wear blue-light glasses in the morning and at night when on devices.
- Ensure your bedroom is dark
- Sleep in a cool room, approximately 65 degrees Fahrenheit (18.3 degrees Celsius)
- Go to bed and wake up at the same time
- Move your workout to the morning to promote healthier sleep cycles
- These tips will help your sleep quality improve without stealing anymore precious time.
Common Sleep Mistakes
- Underestimating the importance of sleep
- Thinking you'll be more productive without sleep than with it
- Not taking enough time to unwind before bed
- Playing on devices immediately before and after sleep
- Rely on caffeine as fuel
- Thinking you can make up for sleep at the weekend
Consider and practice everything mentioned above.
You'll soon realise why sleep is one of the most healthy strategies for coping with stress.
Here’s the first thing to do once you finish listening to this:
Grab your wellness journal and score yourself on a scale of 1-5 (low-high), based on how your current reality.
If you’re sleeping soundly it’ll be a 5 and if you’re not it’ll be a 1.
You can also track your sleep with devices too, we use the Oura Ring.
But for now, use this simple measure of 1-5 to gauge how you’re progressing each day.
