Engagement

Getting more, better quality sleep

Sleep and its link to our performance are very topical. Arianna Huffington talked about it extensively in her book Thrive and has recently published a book called The Sleep Manifesto. There have been a number of Smartphone apps and devices developed in the last few years that help us to track how much sleep we get and the quality of sleep we experience.

This is one of those topics where the link between sleep and performance feels obvious yet we may find it difficult to do anything about. It can feel easier to forgo sleep to get our work done or to have any sort of free time to watch TV, read or spend time with family and friends in person or online.

Prioritising sleep might feel like a difficult thing to do when we have so many other things competing for our attention. However with repeated practice, prioritising good quality sleep, might give us the energy and focus needed to be more effective every day.