I've beaten this one to death over the years and can't say enough about the importance of sleep to increasing your emotional intelligence and managing your stress levels.
When you sleep, your brain literally recharges, shuffling through the day's memories and storing or discarding them, so that you can wake up alert and clear-headed.
Your self-control, attention and memories are all reduced when you don't get enough - or the right kind - of sleep.
Sleep deprivation raises stress hormone levels on it's own, even without a stressor present.
Stressful projects often make you feel as if you have no time to sleep, but taking the time to get a decent night's sleep is often the one thing keeping you from getting things under control.
Not only do we feel groggy and measurably less productive at everything we do, when we deprive ourselves of the sleep we need we're increasing our risk of getting cancer.
Inadequate sleep is dangerous.
More in Friday's Blog about the Importance of Sleep
Karin Glannstam - Personal Success Coach
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