Want to Get Ahead? Get a Good Night's Sleep!

by John Dolan
(Boston, MA)

It’s no secret that getting a good night’s rest directly impacts your performance and your relationships. Coming to work tired in the morning makes it hard to focus and impress your superiors, and being tired can make you more irritable and alienate your spouse or your kids.

Whether you’re working towards a promotion or if you just want more energy for tackling your day-to-day challenges, getting a good 7-8 hours of sleep can be a key to turning things
around.

Comfortable beds and a peaceful mind-state may be all that most people need to be better-rested and empowered to reach their personal goals.

Setting the scene for a good night’s sleep is important. Make sure that you have a good mattress and pillow that really support your back. Adding some special touches like soft, high thread-count sheets and bedding with a luxurious feel can improve and help you look forward to your sleep experience.

Noise during the night can be a big problem for some people, so if your bedroom is on a noisy street or your spouse snores loudly, try getting some good earplugs to help prevent that distraction from disrupting your sleep. Having a TV in your bedroom is another common problem.

You may be used to falling asleep with the TV on, but most people rest better when they reserve use of their bedroom for rest only, and not for entertainment. A boring or dense book on your nightstand can be a good alternative.

The optimal amount of sleep for most adults is 7-8 hours per night, but most people get less than 6 hours of good sleep a night. Sleep difficulty can be caused by anything from anxiety to drinking too much caffeine.

As a rule of thumb it’s best to not drink caffeinated beverages within 10 hours of bedtime. Try to limit your caffeine intake to the morning, or before noon.

If anxiety is your issue, a few minutes of meditation or a warm bath before bed can help to clear your mind and prepare your body for sleep.

For some people the problem may be as simple as a bad habit of going to bed too late. Try going to bed 15 minutes earlier each night until you improve your sleeping routine.

If you get less than 7 hours of sleep a night, take a critical look at your sleeping patterns and figure out what the things are that might be keeping you up.

It may just be a snoring spouse or a late-afternoon caffeinated soda that’s standing in the way of your personal development.


John Dolan is a home and lifestyles specialist for BedroomFurniture.com, a part of CSN Stores. With a BA in Psychology from the University of Vermont, John currently resides in Somerville Massachusetts, where he writes home living and health articles for a number blogs and websites.

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