Sleep
Sleep is something we're all familiar with. High schoolers are often more familiar with the struggle to maintain good sleep habits. It seems like there's just not enough time in the day to do everything you want, and if you want to do more and more things, and are burdened with the plague of bad time management like a lot of teenagers, then you probably understand how it's so hard to get a good night's sleep often.
I personally try to get as much sleep as I can, as consistently as possible. One of the tips in the Ted Talk, 6 Tips for Better Sleep, is regularity. It is the most important tip in my opinion. Getting the same amount of sleep most nights, as well as waking up and sleeping around the same times is establishing regularity. Your body keeps an internal clock, where it becomes used to certain things at certain times of day. This, of course, makes it easier to fall asleep at night, as well as making it easier to crawl out of bed in the morning.
I firmly believe that sleep is the easiest cure to most daily problems. Being an athlete, as well as a student, means both my body and mind are ought to be fatigued often. Lack of sleep leaves less time for your body to recover, and being tired all day only harms your focus level and concentration. It can also affect things like your mood and judgment. A good night's sleep is refreshing, and key to having a great day.
Regularity is something that should be practiced by everyone to get better quality and quantity of sleep. Most of us already wake up at the same time everyday for school, but sometimes we can stay up all night and ruin any regularity we could be trying to establish. So, for better mind, body, and overall well being, try to sleep early tonight, or earlier. And the night after, and the night after that. Sleep is a powerful thing, and by having a bad sleep schedule, you're only missing out on its full potential.
353 words
Hi Richard
ReplyDeleteThe sleep TedTalk was something I personally wanted to watch but I ended up choosing a different topic for my blog that week. But your points, especially relating to teenagers and their sleep schedule with school, are so relatable. Even if I get enough sleep most nights I’m not as regular as I should be. It mostly has to do with motivation though because some nights Ill go to bed early and others I will stay up later to do more homework or other productive tasks. Most days I can consistently wake up at the same time except weekends. Anyway great work!
I did the same blog on the ted talk and you made really great points especially on the student athlete one. Sleep is extremely important when you’re trying to balance multiple things at once because of the amount of energy youre using throughout the day.
ReplyDelete