Earlier, I spoke about weather being a factor towards work productivity, but another key aspect of a healthy life and work life is sleep. Yes, I do this while it is 1 am, but I am sort of a night owl. I always here figures about sleep and its affect on our bodies. I believe the recommended amount of sleep is somewhere around 8 hours. In my opinion 8 seems somewhat unrealistic in our world.
With the fast-paced nature of the American culture, coupled with Western values and economic productivity, sleep gets compromised all too often. I personally only receive about six good hours of sleep, seven if get a hard work out in. I find it difficult and somewhat like I am squandering time in the place of sleep at times. While the world sleeps, you get ahead; at least that seems the mentality of at least half of those in Western nations.
However, that being said, I understand the health related issues of not getting enough sleep. Potentially, it could affect your work productivity, but you could always insert coffee or caffeine to fix that dilemma. Also, you can be at more risk to have a heart attack later in life, which reflects from your body not being able to repair itself while you sleep.
I am also curious to find out how sleep affects those who work within hospitals and settings similar, having doctors on call for 36-48 hours at a time. How much of a toll do jobs like that take on your health. In some ways I see a little bit of irony behind that comparison. If everyone were mandated in some unrealistic dream, how would productivity be affected in both the public and private sectors?
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The demand for sleep varies on the person and their work. I too used to only need 6 for work and school, probably because I slept and additional 2 in class. But now I need 8 solid for my day. I agree that coffee can get your head back in the game, but for me it only lasts and hour or so. I like the feeling of knowing that I got a full 8 the night before and I should still have enough energy to finish the day. My internship also helps with sleep because I come home mentally exhausted sleep comes quickly. However, if my schedule changes I will have to adapt and that means substituting with all of the free work coffee I can get my hands on.
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