A reliable measure of health is quality of sleep.
The first thing you notice when you start working out is an improvement in the quality of your sleep. It is the improvement in quality of sleep that leads to a spike in energy levels.
The first thing you notice when you build financial security is an improvement in the quality of your sleep. It is the improvement in quality of sleep that makes you a steady hand on the tiller.
The first thing you notice with an improvement in psychological wellbeing is an improvement in the quality of your sleep. It is the improvement in quality of sleep that makes you optimistic about the future.
There is a recurring question top performers are asked – “What keeps you up at night?” The answer to the question is usually interpreted as the most important thing in your life. And rightly so. Whatever keeps you up at night must be worth dying for, because that is what a lack of sleep literally does – it kills you.
A simple way to improve life sustainably is to embrace what improves your quality of sleep and resolve what troubles it.
What works and what doesn’t work is personal, but there are some recurring themes –
- An exercise regime helps.
- Eating heavy meals at night doesn’t.
- A high savings rate helps.
- Stacking up stretching loans doesn’t.
- A person to share your vulnerabilities with helps.
- Jumping into arguments doesn’t.
Find what works for you, then stick to it.
– Osasu Oviawe
