I work with some of the highest-performing people on this planet.
However, they’re not alone.
In fact, nearly40% of us have this same flaw.
We all seem to know about it, yet we struggle to correct the root cause.
Solid sleep is essential to brain health and cognition.
Nearly all of us have heard or used the saying “I’ll sleep when I’m dead.”
In reality, sleep is the best productivity tool we have at our disposal.
Technology and overstimulation
We don’t know how to turn off anymore.
Technology can be our greatest tool or a weapon used against our well-being.
If you don’t intentionally use it, it will use you.
Weak work-life boundaries
Wait, aren’t we supposed to have work-lifebalance?
Yes, butbalance is achieved through boundaries.
What can we do about this?
Let’s get down to solutions to these problems.
There are two big biological levers we can pull to naturally support these systems.
To support this drop in body temperature, we canturn our bedroom thermostat downortake a showerbefore sleep.
The face is covered in temperature-sensitive neurons that are strongly connected to circadian biology.
Based on my ownbiofeedback trends, this temperature hack has measurably changed my quality of sleep.
It relies strongly on the eyes to tell us what time of day it is.
This is why as the sun begins to set at nighttime,my house lights will also dim.
I don’t use fancy high-tech lights that cost thousands of dollars.
Some also find benefits from blue-light-blocking glasses.
Consider supplementation
There is no such thing as a silver bullet that can magically fix your sleep.
That’s a lot.
Luckily for us, mindbodygreen has our backs (and brains).
GABA is a neurotransmitter that has an inhibitory function that helpssettle the brain and calm us down.
The takeaway
When we don’t get enough sleep, we do our brains a disservice.
I hope they help you, too.
