Recently I experienced the detrimental effects of a lack of sleep.
Through work stress, deadlines and family things, I was waking up several times in the middle of the night every night for over two weeks. Then I’d go to work early to work on personal projects.
When work starts it’s “Go! Go! Go!” with everything and everyone pulling me in every direction. I found it hard to find sanctity. A sacred space and time to do what matters.
All of this stress contributed to my sleep issues. For a few days with some caffeine I could cope, but it got relentless and culminated in a sub-par presentation that I received a lot of negative feedback for. This added to the lack of sleep.
Two+ weeks later, through lack of reaction speed, I drove my car into a pillar. I was also slurring my speech, my thinking was cloudy and I was ready to collapse.
Thankfully I made it to a weekend and I crashed hard. I took a five hour nap, ate and felt much better.
I’m feeling much better now, but never underestimate the importance of self-care; particularly sleep, rest, stress management, saying “no” and eating properly.
Are you resting enough? Do you need to make any lifestyle changes?
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