A large body of evidence suggests that we need at least seven to eight hours of sleep to function optimally, yet more than one-third of us in North America are getting fewer than six hours of sleep each night. What’s more, our culture doesn’t value leisure and rest. Most of us run around like chickens with our heads cut off each day, rushing from one ( trade ) task to the next and rarely taking time to pause, reflect, or decompress.
Here’s the bottom line: if you don’t get enough sleep or rest, you’re not going to (trade) perform at your best or be as healthy as you can be. I know this might sound so obvious it’s not worth saying, but a large percentage of (traders) people simply aren’t sleeping or resting enough. Here are a few tips for addressing this problem:
Here’s the bottom line: if you don’t get enough sleep or rest, you’re not going to (trade) perform at your best or be as healthy as you can be. I know this might sound so obvious it’s not worth saying, but a large percentage of (traders) people simply aren’t sleeping or resting enough. Here are a few tips for addressing this problem:
- Allow at least eight hours for sleep each night
- Create an environment conducive to sleep, no distraction ( TV, laptop, you know it)
- Reduce your exposure to artificial light at night
- Schedule 30 minutes of rest into each day. This could be meditation, a relaxation technique, or simply taking a nap.
- Designate one day a week as a “technology sabbatical”: no email, social media, or web browsing. This can really help you to unwind.
If you follow these tips for the next few weeks, I’m confident that you’ll see some positive changes in your (trading) performance and health.
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