Are You Sleepy?

In a recent Atlantic article, Harvard sleep coach Dr. Charles Czeisler said that we live in a chronically sleep-deprived society:

“We now know that 24 hours without sleep, or a week of sleeping four or five hours a night induces an impairment equivalent to a blood alcohol level of .1 percent. We would never say, ‘This person is a great worker! He’s drunk all the time!’ yet we continue to celebrate people who sacrifice sleep for work.”

Crazy, right? I used to think about this when my sister was doing her grueling medical residency. Let’s go to bed early tonight!

P.S. A sleepwalking dog, and a baby trashes a bar.

(Photo of Lucy by ©Bob Rosinsky, with permission. Via Explore)

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April 16, 2016 9:43 am

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littlehomebyhand

May 16, 2014 12:56 am

I am always amazed at people who can function while sleep deprived. If I don’t get 7-8 hs sleep each night I feel unwell and unable to concentrate. It can get me a whole week to get back on track if I’ve overdone it with commitments, work and too little sleep. I get up at 5am to work on my business before heading to my day job but I make sure to be in bed by 9 or 10pm at night. I have the sleep schedule of a four-year-old but it works perfectly for me :)

megan

April 28, 2014 10:53 am

I can’t function without 7-9 hrs. of sleep. I love my sleep!!!

Alexis Kletjian

April 28, 2014 10:00 am

That was one of my resolutions this year, getting more sleep. Great reminder!

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Joanne Matro

April 28, 2014 1:58 am

i want to marry my bed. who’s with me?

Maria

April 26, 2014 10:02 am

Oh gosh, imagine how mothers of newborns are meant to function! That’s going to be me in about a month…

Maria xx
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aly

April 25, 2014 4:52 pm

I am Always tired! Last night I got home from work and accidentally passed out on the couch, I woke up this morning and realized I had gotten 11 hours of sleep!! I think my body really needed it, but of course I’m already tired again :)

Mallory

April 25, 2014 1:15 pm

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Lauren E.

April 25, 2014 10:40 am

I am sleepy, too! All the time. I didn’t realize until last weekend I said to my dad, “Man, I’m tired” and he said, “What else is new?” So I started taking a complex B vitamin because I heard it helps. That and I try to get my full 7 – 8 hours a night.

Gessamí Forner

April 25, 2014 10:11 am

Definitly, the worst part of having a baby is sleep deprivation!

Joy U

April 25, 2014 10:02 am

Did you happen to hear the story about sleep deprivation on Fresh Air? Apparently, heart attack rates decrease by 5% in the week after we turn the clocks back in the fall and they increase by the same amount in the week after turning the clocks forward in the spring. Just that hour of sleep makes THAT big of a difference in our health. That fact made me value my sleep even more.

Making it Anywhere

April 25, 2014 9:32 am

Yes! So sleepy! We just got a puppy and to keep him from having an accident on my brand new floors, i’m up all hours of the night taking him out side. No more sleeping in!

April 25, 2014 9:25 am

YES. And it has nothing to do really with having a 9 month old, because I was this sleepy before he came!

Sofia Donatelli

April 25, 2014 9:10 am

Beyond adorable! That face.

Happy Friday!
Love,
Sofia

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Sofia Donatelli

April 25, 2014 9:09 am

Beyond adorable! That face.

Happy Friday!
Love,
Sofia

stylishlyinlove.blogspot.com

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