The rich, powerful and influential are a lot more like us than we think. They eat, have bad days, and they need a good night’s sleep to function. In fact, a lot of the most successful people attribute how well they do in their jobs and personal lives to making sleep a priority.
You might think that the world’s most successful people function with little to no sleep to balance all their responsibilities and obligations, but no one can lead a healthy and happy life without rest and time to recharge.
In this article, you’ll learn about some of the ways successful people fine tune their sleep, and how you can bring some of that energy into your own routine.
Up Your Mattress Game
Muse Sleep is a bedding and mattress company that uses the latest technology to make sure you have great sleep. Their features include, “phase-changing technology with dense gel-infused memory foam to absorb the room’s temperature, 3 different comfort options based on your Sleep Personality, and custom comfort.”
The experts have said it! What’s more important in your sleep than the surface you sleep on? Having a comfy place to lay your head and your body isn’t just good for your sleep, it’s also important to make sure your spine has enough support. There are many ways to make sure you are sleeping on a good surface, and you have good bedding.
The rich and wealthy have smart beds that can set the temperature of the surface so that they’re comfortable all night. There’s no being half in and half out of their comforters! That sounds incredibly expensive and out of the reach of most of us. But there are many companies that are making great sleep surfaces a priority at affordable prices.
Intelligent Light Switches
Imagine having a light switch that can not only work according to whether the room is empty or has people in it; but can also learn your habits and anticipate your lighting preference? Nowadays, you can get just that with a device that will make your home smarter and even help you sleep better. One thing people underestimate when it comes to getting good quality sleep is lighting and how our bodies function according to light and dark.
For example, if you have really bright lights on before you sleep, it can negatively impact your ability to fall asleep, and how deep your sleep will be. According to LiveScience, “All artificial light, including LEDs, fluorescent bulbs and incandescent bulbs, can interrupt normal sleep patterns.
The body’s biological clock works in rhythms that are set by the amount of light and dark the body is exposed to.” So when you have bright lights at a time you should be in dimmer light or no light at all, your body gets confused and thinks it should be awake instead of winding down for bed. A system that can help you control the lighting in your home will bring a little bit of that tech genius efficiency to your home.
Be Strict About Caffeine
It’s easy to assume that the world’s most successful and hard-charging individuals drink coffee by the gallon; and while that’s true in the mornings, at night they become strict about caffeine intake. Even if you’re someone who feels pretty immune to the effects of coffee, it does hamper your ability to wind-down and rest at the end of the day.
And it’s not just about nighttime intake, it’s about cutting off your coffee as early at 3pm. Instead of coffee, you can reach for a caffeine-free tea instead so that you are sufficiently sleepy when it’s bedtime.
If your goal is to be more like the people who run the world, you have to be willing to finetune your habits and daily routines. From tech billionaires to health-conscious celebrity, it’s no secret that sleep is key to success. The days of getting 3 hours of sleep and spending the day running on too much caffeine are gone. Now, we have to be willing to prioritize relaxation, calm energy and mentally winding down so that falling asleep isn’t something we struggle with, but something that happens naturally and predictably.
Sleep is quite literally one of the biggest ways the wealthy stay healthy. What might differ between us and these stars is how they implement their sleep and general health routines. But that doesn’t mean we can’t learn from what they do and find a way to bring elements of it into their lives.
