“Humans are just like computers. When we get too tired, you just have to turn us off and on again, and then we’ll work better again. Should we get some sleep?” I laughed out loud, and we called it a night. But really, I think about this all the time. If I’m working too late, or I just have a fuzzy brain, I often imagine myself in bed, holding down my “off” button and falling asleep. Sleep really is the best way to course correct, optimize your brain’s performance and invest in your mental health. It’s no surprise that many studies have shown that getting good sleep has a significant correlation to productivity. In fact, I’ve become so sleep obsessed that I bought an Oura Ring, and I look at my REM and deep sleep numbers every morning! But what if it’s the middle of the day, or you’re 20 minutes from an important meeting? We can’t all be like George Costanza and curl up for a nap under our desk at work.

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