Sleep Advice

Allie Volpe offers sleep advice .

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The Need for Sleep

Wes Judd lists the consequences of sleep deprivation .

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Alertness Resulting From Rest

Srini Pillay discusses the importance of taking breaks when working on a lengthy, exhausting mental task.

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Rest for Success

By Alex Soojung-Kim Pang suggests that successful innovators need rest and relaxation as much as hours on the job. Pang cites a survey of psychology professors done by Raymond Van Zelst and William Kerr:

Scientists who spent 25 hours in the workplace were no more productive than those who spent five. Scientists working 35 hours a week were half as productive as their 20-hours-a-week colleagues.

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The Genetic Basis of Sleep

Helen Thomson explores those who are genetically enabled to need little sleep .

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Benefits of Meditation

Ferris Jabr provides evidence that the human brain needs meditation , or at least time away from a task, for optimum effectiveness.

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Break Time Is Necessary

Lisa Evans says knowledge workers should take more breaks .

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