![]() One of the biggest reasons that people don't get enough sleep is because they feel they have too much to do or because they are stressed about what they need to work on. Yet many of us continue to lose sleep because we're so busy. ![]() No matter what type of work you do, impairing your creativity, problem-solving, and memory probably won't help your performance. Another study of interior design students found that " Students who maintained short sleep durations, highly variable night-to-night sleep durations, or had fragmented sleep demonstrated pre- to poststudy declines on the laboratory measure of creativity." A 2012 meta-analysis of 24 studies found "significant impairments" in problem-solving and memory capacity among poor sleepers. Researchers have known for years that poor sleep dramatically reduces performance for activities ranging from athletics to academia. ![]() "You're able to get more done on a good night's sleep, not less." Carter argues. In his TEDx talk " The Science of Sleep (and the Art of Productivity)," Carter explores this paradoxical productivity crisis. Ironically, when they are sleep deprived, they enjoy the day less and are so unfocused that they are much slower in getting things done." "Most people equate losing sleep with having more time to enjoy the day or getting things done. "I definitely believe there is a sleep crisis in our culture," Carter says. Sound like a bad pattern? It is, according to Matthew Carter, PhD, a sleep specialist at Williams College, who we had a chance to speak with about sleep and productivity. And we're not working efficiently because we're not getting enough sleep. So many of us are not getting enough sleep because we're working too much. Yet, paradoxically, what is the main driver of poor sleep? "Work overload," according to another study. workers found "significantly worse productivity, performance, and safety outcomes" among those who slept less, and estimated a $1,967 loss in productivity per worker due to poor sleep. Mounting evidence suggests that a good night's sleep seriously boosts productivity. No such pill exists, but science suggests an alternative does: sleep. What if you could take a pill that improved your productivity at work? And what if the pill were free? Oh, and it made you feel really good? And improved your overall health?
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