Sleep Is Awesome Infographic

SLEEP IS AWESOME! THE MODERN AGE IS CONSTANTLY BUSY. THE INTERNET IS AVAILABLE 24/7. SO IS ENTERTAINMENT. AND WITH MOBILE PHONES AND EMAIL, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR WORK ALL THE TIME. WE'VE DECIDED TO GET THESE HOURS FROM SLEEP INSTEAD. EL. HEY, IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE DOING ANYTHING IMPORTANT DURING THAT TIME. WHATEVER. THE THING IS, SLEEP IS AWESOME. THE PROBLEM IS THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW JUST HOW AWESOME IT IS, SO THEY CHECK TWITTER AND WATCH BAD TV INSTEAD SLEEP LOSS IS KILLER RISK OF CANCER200% RISK Going to bed too late doubles the risk of breast cancer -14.3 LBS L RISK OF HEART DISEASE OBESITY 100% - the increased likelihood of a heart attack Lose 14.3lbs per year by sleeping 1 hour more each day instead of watching TV If you get less then 7 hours of sleep per night +100% RISK OF DEAD If you are sleep deprived you are 20% more likely to be dead in 20 years WE DON'T GET ENOUGH SLEEP 23% OF PEOPLE GET LESS THAN 6 HOURS OF SLEEP AT NIGHT. ONLY 7% GET AT LEAST 8 HOURS WTF 1 HOUR - 5 HOURS za (SLEEP QUALITY) WITH AGE 5 HOURS - 7 HOURS MOST PEOPLE It's worse with age: ZQ decreases 18 points over our adult lives (ZQ is based on total sleep, deep sleep, REM sleep, and time awake) 7 HOURS - 9 HOURS IDEAL 20 76 72 69 WOMEN VS MEN 69 62 Women have it tougher: they spend 32% more time awake at night than men MEN WOMEN 25 MINUTES 33 MINUTES AWAKE PER NIGHT AWAKE PER NIGHT 20 30 40 50 60 70 GET MORE SLEEP (TO BE NICER, SEXIER, AND JUST MORE AWESOME) PROBLEM SOLVING A single night of sleep can more than double our ability to come up with novel solutions to difficult problems SMARTER KIDS Longer sleep is asociated with higher IQ in children ΕMPATΗY TOO SLEEPY FOR SEX? Sleep deprivation reduces our ability to empathize, so sleep more and be a better person! 1 in 3 women report being too sleepy for sex, so GET MORE! SURVIVAL MASTERY Source: survival-mastery.com