Many people talk about how important breaks in everyday life are for creating a balanced rhythm between speeding up and slowing down. We often think of movement, sports, and healthy eating in this context. All correct, of course. But how relevant healthy sleep is to peak performance — I got to learn about that twice in just the past week: once from the perspective of brain research, and once from Dr. Martin Schlott, anesthesiologist and sleep coach, who was a guest at our Authors’ Breakfast on Clubhouse.
Studies from brain research show that learning content we look at in the evening before going to sleep gets consolidated in our brain much better than content we study in the morning — provided, of course, that we still have enough concentration in the evening. This can be traced back to the fact that after learning in the morning, we go on to do many other activities before our brain settles down at night and processes what we’ve learned and experienced.
Martin Schlott also showed us the connection between sleep and performance, and confirmed that healthy sleep is absolutely important for aspects like regeneration, balance, memory formation, creativity, and energizing, among others.
Could that also be the reason why children, during the phase when their synapses grow and connect the fastest, also sleep the most? ?
Either way — one thing is certain: if you want to achieve peak performance, you should urgently look into the topic of sleep — more on this next week. So stay tuned — it’s worth it!
Be there live when we reflect on topics like this every day on Clubhouse, and feel free to jump in actively too. Here’s the link to the Deep Talk Club on Clubhouse.
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