How to ingrain a new habit
In part one of this two-part series, we advised on sparking new habits. Here, in part two, we offer a checklist to help ingrain them. ...
Published 15 July 2022 in Brain Circuits • 3 min read
If we told you there was a magic elixir that would help you improve your fitness, think clearer, make better strategic decisions, lose weight, and level out your moods, would you want to try it? How much time would you be willing to dedicate to obtaining this incredible concoction? Would it be worth eight hours to you?
Well, here’s the good news: it exists – but it does require an investment of time, although we would argue enjoyable time well spent. If you haven’t figured it out already, this magic cure-all is sleep – and people still underestimate its importance to their health, wellbeing, and work.
There’s a lot of misinformation about sleep. Test yourself to see where you stand on understanding how sleep effects your waking hours, particularly at work. Answer true or false to the following statements describing your attitude towards sleep:
Calculate how many of these statements you marked as true. If you fully understand how sleep affects your waking hours, you should have answered ‘false’ to all the statements. If you didn’t, match the ones you marked ‘true’ with the numbers below and find out what might be problematic about your thinking.
There are many steps you can take to help yourself and your team make better decisions. For more information, read A good night’s sleep will help you make better strategic decisions by Albrecht Enders, Christopher Barnes, Matthew Walker
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