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You need sleep — good, restful, deep, restorative sleep. And if you think sleep is a waste of time, think again. While you’re snoozing, your body is performing essential tasks, clearing out cellular debris and making repairs, system-wide.
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Immerse yourself in engaging keynotes, panels, breakout sessions, and hands-on demonstrations at The 8th Annual Biohacking Conference, September 15-17, 2022.
Biohackingconference.com
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Five Ways to Be More Productive Each Day:
1. Better sleep—no caffeine, alcohol, sugar before bed
2. Wake up earlier—see: birds and worms, etc.
3. Do your most important task first thing
4. No email, texting, social media until after lunch
5. Get up and go for a walk
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It never ceases to amaze me: We all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own. — Marcus Aurelius
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Give yourself time this week to get enough sleep and plan to keep a regular sleep schedule if you can. Avoid activities requiring extra focus and keep safe during this time!
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If your bedtimes are all over the map, it’s like running a transit system without a schedule – a lot goes off the rails. Without a consistent schedule, sleep and wakefulness hormones don’t get released at the right time and systems throughout the body tend to go haywire.
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When working on developing a new health habit, one size rarely fits all. You need to pick what works for your needs, tendencies, and tolerances so you can establish the habits that work for you – and succeed at maintaining them.
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"You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength." Marcus Aurelius
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Poor sleep habits, over the long haul, put you at higher risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s – and that’s one of the many reasons I am adamant that we all need to take sleep very, very seriously.
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"One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful." Sigmund Freud
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Waking up in the middle of the night is a common and frustrating problem that affects every person at some point.
Here are my tips for helping you get back to sleep:
-Don't go to the bathroom unless you need to
-Use the 4-7-8 breathing method
-Don't watch the clock
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The key to a productive life…
...wake up early
...limit interruptions
...make a little progress everyday
...say no (a lot)
...learn from your mistakes
...pick yourself back up when you slip
...waste no time measuring yourself against other people
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The holidays can be filled with lots of activity, excitement and anticipation, but can also stir up difficult feelings and emotions — stress, anxiety, sadness, guilt. How can you cope with holiday stress? psychiatry.org/news-room/apa…
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Chronic stress accelerates the body's epigenetic clock, however, those that can manage the effects of stress by strengthening their emotional regulation and self-control can slow the process.
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