Ultrahuman reposted this
Author & Chief Learning Officer - Grant Thornton Bharat LLP | 2 TEDx Speaker | Sukoon-Da-Pyo | India Book of Records - 10 Books in 3 Years | Top 20 HR Influencer 24 - Economic Times
You must read this post today!. I measure my sleep quality. I scored a 96 today. It's my personal best. But why should I be happy? Should I celebrate? It's my best after all. It indicates I value my body, I care about it and I knew that I needed rest. Bull Shit! We won't celebrate it. Leave celebration we won't even feel happy about it! 1. It's not maths. It's not a report card. It's not my performance rating. it's just bloody sleep 2. If you tell people I attained my personal best in sleep they will laugh on you. Someone might say you don't have work, do something with your life why waste sleeping. 3. We can celebrate a marathon personal best but not measures of well being. 4. Some might mock- where do you get the time? You must not have work or must not be working enough! 5. Sleep ? Oh you are lucky. I hardly get sleep. It's been like that for a while. Do you take melatonin? Are we nuts? I think we are. We celebrate constant action over rest. We talk about self care but we constantly juice ourselves till we exhaust. We ridicule people when they want to rest and recharge. We also have normalised not getting good sleep. Can we start celebrating the the things our bodies value most and not our social selves. Context : I had to go without sleep for a night. Barely 2 hours of sleep. Back to back flights and work. I skipped gym and made sure I wasn't being a toxic hero. Also in the last 40 years this is the first time I have scored a 96. Felt weird to see 96 in my name🤣. I am glad and proud It's for sleep! Now Go Keep the Phone down and Take Rest! I ll do it too LinkedIn News India