







Entrepreneurship is, without a shadow of doubt, a tough life. Especially, in today’s stiffly competitive world where entrepreneurs are forced to work round the clock, life is getting tougher and tougher every passing day. Every business owner, regardless of type and size of the business is working restlessly so as to stay ahead of the competitive curve and to make their business reach great heights. This is where sleepless nights, improper diet and stress sneak in and start affecting the quality of life of an entrepreneur. Bad routine starts getting worse when businesspersons get involved in bad habits like smoking and drinking. These bad habits are nothing but momentary relaxation with long term health issues.

So, if the above paragraph looks familiar to you, then it is advisable to continue reading as this piece of article is just for you. Let’s discuss how these sleepless nights can adversely affect your life and how to avoid sleep deprivation.

The Adverse Effects:

Sleep deprivation has serious health issues, here is a long list:

Can Cause Accidents

Lack of sleep is full of risk, not only for you but also for other on road. Who else doesn’t know that it takes fraction of seconds to meet an accident that can lead to fatal injuries? Moreover, the legal formalities associated with accident follows that depressing and time consuming. Imagine the time when you are on road with your family what can happen if you fall asleep even for a second or two. You may be a confident driver, but surely not with the closed eyes.

Fact: Drowsy driving causes 20% of all car crashes in the US

Depression

Only a few hours of lack of sleep for long period of time can start affecting the way you live. You will find yourself surrounded with negative feelings and things, anxious and irritated when you won’t sleep for 7-9 hours. Especially as an entrepreneur, sleep deprivation can make you feel less enthusiast and more irritable. Depression can adversely affect your office environment as well, if you have employees working under you, depression won’t be a good sign and reflection.

Skin Quality

You skin says a lot about yourself and your personality. People spend a great deal of their hard-earned money so as to keep their skin look healthy and glowing. Especially, when we talk about women, they are more focused on keeping their skin healthy. But, lack of sleep can affect your skin and boost the ageing process. If you don’t want wrinkles to appear on your face before a certain age, better enjoy some extra hours of sleep.

Adverse Effect on Memory

As an entrepreneur, is needless to explain how important it is to keep your memory sharp. Can you afford to forget a client meeting? Or what will happen if you forget any of your important documents at home? No, such mistakes can cost you a lot and if you don’t sleep well, you are more likely to make such mistakes. Enjoy quality sleep to keep your memory sharp and working the way you want it to.

Weight Gain

When you are working for long hours and ignoring sleep, you are doing one thing in advance- inviting fat, weight gain and a few more diseases. Studies suggest that ignoring quality sleep is one of the most important reasons for weight gain. Sleep well, wake up early and indulge in some physical activities and this is how you can experience more energy and productivity in your work.

Kills Your Sex Drive

This is another serious issue that can be caused by lack of sleep. There are numerous studies that prove proper sleep is utmost necessity to maintain a healthy sex life. Lack of sleep is harmful for your libido; it can lead to lower T levels and interfere with sperm count as well. So, can you take this much of risk with your sex life? Men don’t need a detailed description of host of issues they may have to face if they lack sex drive.

Risk of Heart Disease

Heart is your crucial body organ; it keeps on working even when you are asleep. So, it is advisable to take care of your heart and help it to work properly. Studies have proven that inadequate sleep is associated with a variety of heart problems that include but are not limited to hypertension, cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease and the list goes on.

Increased Risk of Death

If not due to accident, being sleepless for long can kill you due to heart diseases and many more reasons. When you ignore proper sleep for long, you are attracting various reasons and diseases that can prove to be life-threatening. Sleep more and live more or sleep less and live less, choice is all yours!

Mood Changes

If you are among those individuals who feel irritated, sleepy, and depressed, then one of the key reasons for these kinds of issues is lack of sleep. For entrepreneurs, they need to keep their mood fine so as to maintain the office environment and keep calm in the stressful situations. Prevent yourself from mood swings only by sleeping for some extra hours.

What should be done?

Here, you need to know some basics to prevent yourself from such issues. First, you need to plan your daily routine in such a way that you can complete at least eight hours of sleep a day. No doubt, sticking to a routine will take some time, but once you start sleeping more, you will start waking up fresh and full of energy.









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