How bad can a bit of sleep loss be? Bad.
Real bad.
Lack of sleep leads to poor decision-making.
It was lack of sleep and bad decision-making that caused: * The Chernobyl accident.
* The space shuttle Challenger disaster.
* The Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Let's take a closer look at the Exxon Valdez and how sleep debt put the oil tanker on the rocks.
The stage was set for the largest oil spill in history when cutbacks in staff resulted in 12 to 14 hour shifts.
It was almost 1 A.
M.
when the third mate, drenched in fatigue, fell asleep at the wheel of the ship.
The ship ran aground, the bottom of the hull was ripped to shreds.
These disasters and many others have made the news, but they aren't the only ones to be caused by a sleep debt.
Of course much is missed by official reports.
I bet the silly mistake you made recently while half-asleep didn't tally up in any official report (let's hope not anyhow).
Sleep debt cost $56.
02 billion dollars in a single year (1988), and that was in just the USA.
So how might this affect you? As we have seen, chronic lack of sleep leads to some nasty problems.
One bad night when you can't fall asleep makes the following day a real chore.
Walking around in a daze half the time, you find yourself making mistakes, forgetting important things (dates, meetings, names, where you left the keys ...
) Simple functions become difficult.
Have you ever felt the fool in front of your boss because you weren't on the ball? Have you ever messed up an important project because of some small but important insight? This could threaten your job security.
Get enough sleep though, and it's a whole different story.
When you stay well rested, your job becomes a lot more secure.
It really is that simple.
Get enough sleep and life becomes much easier.
Real bad.
Lack of sleep leads to poor decision-making.
It was lack of sleep and bad decision-making that caused: * The Chernobyl accident.
* The space shuttle Challenger disaster.
* The Exxon Valdez oil spill.
Let's take a closer look at the Exxon Valdez and how sleep debt put the oil tanker on the rocks.
The stage was set for the largest oil spill in history when cutbacks in staff resulted in 12 to 14 hour shifts.
It was almost 1 A.
M.
when the third mate, drenched in fatigue, fell asleep at the wheel of the ship.
The ship ran aground, the bottom of the hull was ripped to shreds.
These disasters and many others have made the news, but they aren't the only ones to be caused by a sleep debt.
Of course much is missed by official reports.
I bet the silly mistake you made recently while half-asleep didn't tally up in any official report (let's hope not anyhow).
Sleep debt cost $56.
02 billion dollars in a single year (1988), and that was in just the USA.
So how might this affect you? As we have seen, chronic lack of sleep leads to some nasty problems.
One bad night when you can't fall asleep makes the following day a real chore.
Walking around in a daze half the time, you find yourself making mistakes, forgetting important things (dates, meetings, names, where you left the keys ...
) Simple functions become difficult.
Have you ever felt the fool in front of your boss because you weren't on the ball? Have you ever messed up an important project because of some small but important insight? This could threaten your job security.
Get enough sleep though, and it's a whole different story.
When you stay well rested, your job becomes a lot more secure.
It really is that simple.
Get enough sleep and life becomes much easier.
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