More and more Singaporeans are making quick getaways abroad in search of rest. This is a luxury not all of us are able to enjoy, but that should not prevent us from exercising our basic right to get enough sleep.
Catching up on sleep on occasional trips abroad is not sustainable either. Booking a quick getaway can grant some instant peace of mind, but in the grand scheme of things, it’s about as effective as slapping a Band-Aid onto a broken leg. In Singapore, it is common to expect desk-bound employees to start “clearing” emails on Sunday nights so they can hit the ground running on Monday mornings. Furthermore, many small businesses and organisations still have a five-and-a-half-day work week.Finally, many of us have also developed poor habits around our Internet-enabled devices which hinder sleep.
For the average adult, caffeine, has a half-life of about five to six hours — which means that 12 hours after you have had a cup of coffee, a quarter cup’s worth of caffeine is still affecting the quality of your sleep. Caffeine reduces the depth of our deep sleep by up to 30 per cent. According to Dr Walker, this is the equivalent of ageing 10-12 years!
Contrary to popular belief, don’t count sheep. In 2002, a team of scientists led by Oxford University’s Professor Alison Harvey found that not only is it ineffective, it can even make matters worse.
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