Hello
good morning, I recently stumbled upon this post by Nilanjana Chakraborty
and Chandralekha Mukerji on Economic Times and I felt it’s wise to share.
When
a Ludhiana-based businessman sought treatment for his insomnia, he had no idea
how badly his sleeplessness was affecting his business.
When he returned to
work, he realised that many of his employees had been taking advantage of his
drowsiness at work, and making him sign off on leaves and permissions that he
had no memory of approving. Manjit Kanwar, Founder of Apollo sleep Disorder
Institute, who treated the businessman, says, "It was a case of ‘sleep
apnea’, the most common sleep-related respiratory disorder.
Sleep
apnea is just one of many issues plaguing our sleep. Kanwar says he encounters
innumerable cases of insomnia, not only physiological, but resulting from
lifestyle issues and bad sleep habits as well.
We
are bombarded with stimuli from various sources all day, and most of us carry
the distractions into our nightly routine. "Watching TV in bed, browsing
the Internet on your smartphone, an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise and not
having a set routine for turning in at night are all factors that add up to
getting inadequate or poor quality of sleep," says Kanwar. The impact this
can have on us is severe. Not only your quality of life, but your career and
finances can suffer as well.
How It Affects Your Work
Getting
inadequate sleep over a period of time results in accruing 'sleep debt'. This
cumulative deficit can result in severe mental and physical fatigue, which can
lead to myriad problems in your professional life.
Read
more at: HERE
