The Power of Sleep Can't Be Underestimated
22nd Feb 2022
Every working weekday you ask yourself, "When is the weekend?" You do this to catch a little more sleep during the week. But on the weekend you are partying all night long!
It is not enough for the night fairy to sprinkle some sleep beans to help you relax. All of the hustle and bustle in our lives is taking a toll on our sleep. |
Sleep: Why Do We Need It?Sleep less nights will cripple your mind and body. You may think you can do without much sleep, but your body will not. |
How Much Does It Affect You? How does sleeping less affect you?
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MemoryIn order to enable long-term memory consolidation and to eliminate unwanted information, our brain needs to sleep like a baby. Have you ever been told to be a meaningful learner rather than rote learning? To learn things instead of just memorizing things for an exam? While our brains see, learn, and perform many things during the day, sleeping allows our memory to be streamlined so that we only remember the most important things the next day as soon as we wake up. |
What is our brain capable of?During the night, our brain kills toxins and keeps on working. It is like a superhero. The space between brain cells expands during sleep, and toxins are flushed out through cerebrospinal fluid. The β-amyloid protein is a precursor to Alzheimer's disease. |
Ability to think logicallyHave you been yawning all day and complaining that you couldn't put down your phone last night? You'll regret not giving your body and mind enough sleep! During the day, you will have trouble paying attention to important tasks due to this. This will affect your ability to read, learn, and process information. |
ImaginationDid Albert Einstein sleep 10 hours a night every night during his lifetime? That's more than the minimum recommended amount! Ideally, one should get at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night. It speaks volumes about how successful people live their lives, doesn't it? The result of this is not necessarily less sleep and more work, rather it is a strategy for managing their time that does not negatively affect their health. Despite his hectic schedule, Bill Gates never misses a moment of sleep. It is believed that sleep deprivation impairs imagination. |
Here are some tips for sleeping better - how to sleep properly
Why not use some simple tricks that can help you sleep, rather than tossing and turning all night?
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