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sleep is more important than food
Physical Needs, Sleep | 1 COMMENTS | March 26, 2013
Let's cut to the chase.Say you decide to go on a fast, and so you effectively starve yourself for a week. At the end of seven days, how would you be feeling? You'd probably be hungry, perhaps a little weak, and almost certainly somewhat thinner. But basically you'd be fine.
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Tony Schwartz
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You Can't Do Your Job if You Don't Sleep
Renewal, Sleep | COMMENTS | July 18, 2012
The first morning I met Kevin Crain, a Managing Director at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, he was feeling tired, as he did most days.We were at a conference Kevin was hosting for the institutional retirement team and a group of their corporate clients. He'd invited me to the event to speak about managing personal energy.Before my talk, we got to chatting and Kevin mentioned that he'd gotten less than six hours of sleep the night before, and that he didn't often get much more.
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Tony Schwartz
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A Wake Up Call
Naps, Physical Needs, Sleep | 2 COMMENTS | May 2, 2011
Were you outraged by the recent report that yet another air traffic controller was caught napping during his late night shift? Ray LaHood, our Transportation Secretary, certainly professed to be: "There is no excuse for air traffic controllers sleeping on the job," he said afterward. "We will do everything we can to put an end to this."
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Tony Schwartz
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The Energy Project Sleep Challenge 2011!
Sleep | COMMENTS | March 22, 2011
Get energized and be more productive when you join our week-long sleep challenge starting today, Tuesday, March 22! Enter to win a free 30-minute coaching session with bestselling author, performance expert, and The Energy Project’s CEO, Tony Schwartz.
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Emily Pines
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“Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” Ovid
Emotional Needs, Physical Needs, Sleep | 1 COMMENTS | March 17, 2011
If you’re a parent, imagine a day when your three-year-old attends a birthday party after missing his nap.  As the afternoon progresses he becomes increasingly irritable, so tired he can’t even focus long enough to eat his lunch. While playing, he gets more and more frustrated while trying to stack his blocks, instantly dissolving into tears when they fall. When you attempt to soothe him, he can’t take in your words because he’s too tired and depleted to process what you’re saying.
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Annie Perrin
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