I know that personally, I notice a variety of negative effects (including on my productivity) when I lose even small amounts of sleep. When I studied psychology in college, we learned that one of the first things to be negatively impacted by a loss of sleep is creativity.
Creativity manifests itself in a wide variety of ways, including ability to write eloquently, and also problem-solving ability. In my case, both these skills are integral in the work I've done in most jobs I've had. So, I literally cannot afford to lose any sleep! It may seem like I'm getting an extra hour or two of work by staying up late but those hours quickly vanish as my productivity falls off the following day.
Different people react differently to sleep loss, but I think that most people, especially those in American society, greatly underestimate the negative effects of sleep loss!
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I think this is very good advice!
I know that personally, I notice a variety of negative effects (including on my productivity) when I lose even small amounts of sleep. When I studied psychology in college, we learned that one of the first things to be negatively impacted by a loss of sleep is creativity.
Creativity manifests itself in a wide variety of ways, including ability to write eloquently, and also problem-solving ability. In my case, both these skills are integral in the work I've done in most jobs I've had. So, I literally cannot afford to lose any sleep! It may seem like I'm getting an extra hour or two of work by staying up late but those hours quickly vanish as my productivity falls off the following day.
Different people react differently to sleep loss, but I think that most people, especially those in American society, greatly underestimate the negative effects of sleep loss!
March 9, 2011 - 1:26pmThis Comment
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