We know sleep is incredibly important for our overall health, but oftentimes we don’t put as much effort into it. Why is that? What if our attitudes surrounding sleep are actually inhibiting the quality of our sleep?
In this episode we discuss how our attitudes surrounding sleep indirectly affect our sleep habits along with the research that proves this idea to be true. . We also describe ways in which you can begin getting better sleep in your life.
If you want to learn how to get better sleep, then this episode is for you!
Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:
- Discover how attitudes affect our sleep duration and quality.
- Learn the research behind why our attitudes have an impact on our sleep.
- Understand the steps you can take to get better sleep.
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Episode Highlights
How Do Our Attitudes Surrounding Sleep Affect Duration and Quality?
- Our attitudes have an indirect effect on our sleep duration and quality.
- Attitudes can be created by a multitude of things.
- Bad history of sleep
- Your childhood and how you were raised.
- The media you consume.
- Change your attitude about sleep, and your sleep will improve.
What Research Shows That Our Attitudes Have This Affect?
- The research study used in this episode is called, “Sleep Attitudes as a Predictor of Sleep Outcomes: A Secondary Data Analysis”, and was written by Aria Ruggiero and Associates from the University of North Carolina.
- The study hypothesized that sleep attitudes are a predictor of sleep outcomes and that demographics have an effect on sleep quality.
- Results indicated that sleep attitude had an indirect effect on sleep quality.
- The findings also indicated that demographics have some effect, but it is not significant.
What Steps Can You Take To Get Better Sleep?
- Establish a sleep routine.
- Get in the habit of doing things to help you unwind at night.
- Upgrade your sleep space.
- Invest in some new pillows, blackout curtains, sheets.
- Change your alarm, so you don’t dread it every morning.
- Do some work.
- Journal or use therapy.
- Get to the bottom of where your attitudes surrounding your sleep stem from.
5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode
“How you think about sleep; how you feel about sleep actually might have an affect on the quality and duration of sleep”.
“One of the first studies to do that”.
“You are less likely to engage in the routines and the habits and the things that could create a good night of sleep”.
“Attitude can be created by a history of bad sleep”.
“Regardless of your attitude you still do it, you still show up”.
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