Thursday, January 2, 2020

Almost 30% of people would quit their jobs for a good nights sleep

Almost 30% of people would quit their jobs for a good nights sleepAlmost 30% of people would quit their jobs for a good nights sleepInsomniac? Restless legs? Wake up three or four times a night? Perhaps youve tried everything to be able to sleep better NyQuil, lavender air diffuser, blackout blinds. But what if you could make some real-life trade-offs in order to get good zzzzs? Best Mattress Brand surveyed 1,009 people across the country who described themselves as poor sleepers and asked them exactly what theyd be willing to give up to sleep peacefully for a whole year.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and more26% of all employed respondents would quit their jobs to get a year of impeccable sleep.For those who wont quitNearly one in four were willing to take a 20% pay cut, on average, for a years worth of splendid sleepIn addition, 18.6% would give up a promotion27.8 would give up a 10 % raiseCreature comfortsWhat extras were bad sleepers willing to let go of to slumber, wonderfully, for a year?Food delivery 69.7%Ride-sharing 67.9%Premium cable 65.9%Podcasts 62.2%Political affiliation 53.4%Watching favorite sports team 52.8%Other than ones political affiliation, none of those seemed to difficult to give up. The things people were extremely unwilling to let go of, no matter how much they were doomed to toss and turn every night, had to do with technology. Only 11.1% were willing to give up their computer, just 9.8% willing to let go of their smartphone, and hardly anyone just 4.8% was willing to give up Wifi.Saying goodbyeThe next step to attaining perfect repose, according to this survey, is choosing which people to cut out of your life.On average, people were willing to go nine days without seeing their children, 23 days without seeing their spouse, and oops 69 days without seeing their parents.Interestingly, women were willing to go a week longer than men wi thout seeing their spouse in exchange for a year of ideal sleep.Meanwhile, back in the real worldSince we cant actually sacrifice people, promotions, or things for better sleep, heres some sleep advice instead, like a list of long-held sleep beliefs that are actually sleep myths. Check out the best bedroom temperature for sleeping, foods you can eat for higher quality sleep, and five tricks to fall asleep fast.Youll be off to a years worth of wonderful sleep in no time.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins daily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people