In modern world, which rewards speed and productivity, sleep can seem like a waste of time. If we’re flooded with work or overwhelmed by a list of tasks, the first thing we sacrifice is our sleep. This has become so severe that the average person’s sleeping hours have reduced from roughly nine hours to seven.
But there are big problems with presenting sleep as the enemy of productivity. When you’re sleep deprived, not only are you slower & less creative – but also you accomplish less.
Research shows, surgeons awake for over 24 hours took up to 14 percent longer to complete tasks & made 20 percent more errors once they did.