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Mentorship August 24, 2017
We're pretty grumpy when we don't get our sleep.
We are known as the technology and social media obsessed generation.
We are known for our lack of work ethic, lack of eye contact and general laziness. We’re pretty sure our grandparents only ever imagine us waking up at noon to put our headphones back in and keep ignoring the world.
While we do love our sleep, our generation also houses some of the brightest and most promising people in the world at the moment. So even though millennials get a bad rap all too often, our over-sleeping might just be a recipe for success. As sleep is more important than most think, maybe our messy hair and baggy clothes that seem to encourage a constant state of napping is really what other generations need.
Here are three key tips from thriving millennials to get the sleep you need in order to be happy, productive and successful.
Twenty-four-year-old Emily Rasowsky is the Director of Marketing Strategy of Social Driver and Founder of Women in Tech Campaign. How does she do it all?
One of her recipes to success is her sleeping habits. Emily unplugs 30 minutes or an hour before going to sleep in order to ensure she is out of reach and stops working so she can feel refreshed the next day and be as productive as possible at work.
“You have to check yourself first and make sure you get what you need, and then you can really nail it [during the day]. We’re going to burn out so much quicker [if we don’t], and that’s not good for anybody.”
If you know you need seven to eight hours of sleep, like Emily, in order to successfully function the next day, it is important to ensure you get it by putting away distractions and creating an environment where you can fall asleep quickly and stay asleep.
Twenty-seven-year-old Victo Ngai is a freelance illustrator at her own studio, Victo Ngai Studio. Victo realized the importance of sleep around three years ago when she took on too many projects and was depending on only three or four hourly naps instead of a full night of sleep.
After losing about a fifth of her hair in a few days, she realized the importance of sleep and bodily health. She now sports a very regimented sleep schedule and pre-bed routine where she goes to bed before midnight, turns off bright screens before bedtime and uses eye masks and ear plugs to ensure she gets restful sleep. Victo knew she had to start putting herself first if she wanted to continue her success in her profession.
“There will always be more projects,” Victo says. “but I only have one body.”
Twenty-nine-year-old Jordan Fliegel is the President and Chairman of CoachUp, a service that connects athletes with private coaches. “Just because you’re not an athlete … doesn’t mean that your physical well-being is [any] less critical to your success at work and in your personal life,” says Jordan.
Jordan firmly believes in the concept of maintaining a proper sleep schedule and views getting a good night of sleep as part of his job. In order to do so, he reads before bed and then meditates in order to make sure he is as relaxed as possible before heading to bed to get the best quality of sleep.
These quick tips to a restful night of sleep are vital to millennials in order to be successful in the workplace. Happy sleeping!
