The topic of this chapter is a little unusual, but it’s probably the most important. Many people are negligent about getting enough sleep because they don’t truly understand the benefits they’re getting from it. So what is sleep? And why is it important? Well, defining sleep is a lot like trying to define life. No one completely understands it.
Sleep is defined as a natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli.
That sounds a little weird, but the most important takeaway is that it's a natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body. What’s more important is knowing the big prizes that sleep gives you. Generally, being awake (breaks you down) and sleep is anabolic (builds you up).
Sleep is known to be an elevated anabolic state, heightening the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, skeletal, and muscular systems. Sleep rebuilds you and keeps you youthful.
High quality sleep fortifies your immune system, balances your hormones, boosts your metabolism, increases physical energy, and improves the function of your Without all of the essential benefits that sleep is providing, you will never I repeat never, have the body and life you want without giving your body the right amount of sleep.
In our culture, sleep is not respected very much at all. We are often programmed with the idea that to be successful we need to work harder, sleepless, and we can catch up on all the sleep we want when we’re dead. To say sleep is not respected is an understatement.
Working hard is unarguably a big part of being successful, but so is working smart. So many people in our world today go on plugging away with work, burning the candle at both ends, not realizing that the quality of work they’re doing is being radically compromised. Research shows that after just 24 hours of sleep deprivation, there is an overall reduction of six percent in glucose reaching the brain. Simple translation: You get dumber.
This is also why you crave candy, chips, donuts, and other starchy, sugary things when you’re sleep-deprived. Your body is trying to compel you to get that glucose back to your brain as soon as possible. It’s a built-in survival mechanism.
This is inherent in our genes because, in our days as hunter-gatherers, that lack of brain could mean a swift death from a predator or a substantially reduced ability to hunt and procure your survival food. Today a simple trip to the refrigerator can bypass your body’s cry for more sleep, but those stress mechanisms are still alive and well within your body right now.
Our brain needs relaxation daily. Because of a lot of information stored in our brain. Consequently, we need to sleep at least eight hours per day. Then only we can work freely with our colleagues. Otherwise, we get angry with them and lose our confidence levels.
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