source:huffingtonpostbyPaulaDavisLaack 欲翻译的小伙伴,可评论领稿,并把已完成的译文贴在评论处或发在自己的心理圈内。谢谢 Thereisabusynessepidemichappeningaroundtheworldtoday。MyhusbandandIwentoutforbreakfastrecently,andIwassodisappointedtoobservethisbeautifulfamilyoffoursittingintheirseatsinsilence,eachattachedtosometypeofelectronicgadget。Youcangoanywheretodaythegrocerystore,soffice,arestaurant,walkingdownthestreetandseepeopleobsessivelycheckingtheirSmartphones。Ourmoderndaydrivetowardfastpacedbusynessisnowapathology(Schulte,2014),andwearepayingthepricewithourhealth,disconnectedandfragmentedrelationships,andlackofpurpose。 Oneofthefirstthingstogoinfavorofaddingmoretoouralreadytoobusyschedulesissleep。Andintheworkplace,heorshewhosleepstheleastbragsthemost。AccordingtoChristopherDrake,anassociateprofessorofmedicineatWayneStateUniversity,willproduceasmuchimpairmentasasixpackofbeer。Ifyouhaveawholenightofsleeploss,stheequivalenttohavingabloodalcoholcontentof。19。Itevenshowuptoworkwiththislevelofimpairment,muchlessbragaboutit。 LackofSleep:TheImpacttotheWorkplace Whilelackofsleepinfavorofworkingmoreisoftensupportedandevenrewardedintheworkplace,63inlostproductivity。Inmyburnoutpreventionwork,Iteachathreepartburnoutformulatoomanyjobdemands,notenoughjobresources,andtoolittlerecovery。Therecoverycomponentisakeypartofthisformula,asitmeasuresthewaysyouarerechargingatwork,afterworkeachnight,ontheweekends,andduringvacations。Iconsistentlyfindthatbusynessinterfereswiththeabilitytoadequatelyrecover。ArecentHarrisInteractivesurveyfoundthatAmericanshadanaverageof9。2in2012upfrom6。2daysin2011。 LackofSleep:TheImpactonHealth Lackofsleepclearlyimpactshealth。Pwhoaveragelessthansevenhoursofsleepeachnightwerealmostthreetimesmorelikelytodevelopacoldthanthosewhohadeighthoursormoreofsleep。Jobstressalsodrivessleepissues。Inthepastmonth,Areported5。3daysofdifficultyfallingasleep,6。6daysoftroublestayingasleep,and5daysoftroublewakingupforwork。Inaddition,riskofheartattacksandcoronaryheartdisease,obesity,diabetes,highbloodpressure,moreachesandpains,andcanbeafactorfortheonsetofmentalhealthproblems,likedepression。Inaddition,poorsleepandsleeprelatedproblemsaremorestronglyassociatedwithpoorhealthoutcomesinwomenthaninmen。Finally,20arelinkedtodrivingdrowsy。 StrategiestoHelp Ireoneofthemillionsofpeoplewhohaveadifficulttimeeitherfallingasleeporstayingasleep,tryoneofthesestrategies: Createabedtimeritual。MybedtimeritualusuallyconsistsoffallingasleepduringTheTonightShowandwakingupsometimebetweenmidnightand2amcompletelygroggyandinafog。ClearlyIneedtotakemyownadvice。Bedtimeritualsareyourregularwayofpoweringdownfromalongday。Msanicewarmbath?Agoodbook?Storytimewiththekids?Whateveryoudecidetodo,makesuretoleaveyourelectronicgadgetsinadifferentroom。Thelightfromthescreensandaudiblepingscanpreventyoufromfallingasleep,wakeyouup,andstressyouout(clientswhoemailat3amwithsomeurgentmatterneedingtobehandledby7am)。 Playamentalgame。Thiswasapopulartechniquewetaughtintheresiliencetrainingprogramforsoldiers(RShatte,2002)。Iofyourthinkingsothatyoucanfocusandconcentrateonthetaskathand(inthiscase,gettingtosleep),playamentalgame。Mentalgamesarefun,easybrainactivitiestohelpyoulessendistraction。Youcancountbackwardsby7startingat1000,reciteupbeatsonglyricsortrymyfavoriteone:createasentencewhereeverywordmustbeginwiththesameletter,A。Forexample,Allaardvarksareawesome。TB。Bigbananasbuyboats。 TametheZeigarnikeffect。TheZeigarnikeffect,namedfortheresearcherwhodiscovereditinthe1920s,tcomplete(SAntoni,2014)。IfeelaquickjoltofaccomplishmenteverytimeIcrosssomethingoffofmytodolist,andnowIknowwhy。OnewaytolessentheimpactoftheZbrainspill。Wrestewingabout,putitonpaper。Thissimplestrategyrelaxesyourbrainsoitcanfocusonsleep。 Findthegoodstuff。Ourbrainsarehardwiredtonotice,seekout,andremembernegativeeventsandinformation。Iscalledthenegativitybias。Negativeemotionscommandyourattentionduringthedayandhavephysiologicalconsequencesthatcaninterferewithsleep。Simplywritingdownacoupleofgoodthingsthathappenedtoyoueachdaywithareflectionaboutwhythosegoodthingswereimportantcanleadtobettersleep。Infact,oneofmyworkshopparticipantstoldmethatasaninsomniac,hehadstruggledforyearstogetadequatesleep。Bydoingthissimpleexercise,hereportedthathewassleepingbetterthanhehadinyears。 Sexercisemore。Ttnewadvice,buttheconnectionbetweenexerciseandsleepispowerful。Ethannonexercisers,eventhoughtheysleptthesameamounteachnight。Inaddition,saytheyrarelyorneverhadsymptomsassociatedwithinsomnia。Finally,aremuchmorelikelytoreportthattheyhaveverygoodsleepqualityascomparedtopeoplewhoaremoresedentary。 IrecentlymentionedthestatisticaboutimpairmentaftersleeplossonTwitter,andoneofmyfollowersrespondedwithprideabouthowhehasconditionedhimselftofunctiononfourhoursofsleeporlesseachday。Weneedtochangetheconversationaroundsleepbeingaseriouselementofresilienceandwellbeing,notthefirstthingcutinfavorofaddingmoretoouralreadytoobusyschedules。