THE IMPACT OF SLEEP HOURS ON PEOPLE'S PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract

For how many hours should you sleep so that you can stay healthy? What has the Eastern mind done so that it can increase the quality of sleep and health during the day? Does it ever occur that if we are not sleeping for 8-9 hours, then our quality of sleep will be bad? The recent past has seen a ghastly increase in the number of people suffering from insomnia. The National Sleep Foundation and the World Health Organization (WHO) inform us of these figures: 35-40% of all individuals worldwide suffer from insomnia. Insomnia increases the risk of getting heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes by 30-50%. Sleep deprivation and abnormal sleep patterns are direct causes of insomnia. By reading numerous articles and research about the sleep of Eastern minds, it was found that their lives were interesting, and it became certain that sleep was the secret of success for them. Minds like Abu Ali Ibn Sina, Abu Rayhan Beruni, and Bukhari emphasized that one can improve the quality of sleep and make it worthwhile without sleeping for 8-9 hours. While experimenting on 10 volunteer students for five days, an expected improvement was seen compared to the quality of sleep between the first and fifth days. It is believed that, if this study is applied to everyone, it could help alleviate this widespread issue, even if only to a small extent. The given topic was chosen because sleep deprivation is a major challenge for almost every student during preparation time for university exams and continues to be an issue in their student life as well. Moreover, this problem affects many workers, students, and teachers today.