Management Tip of the Day: 3 Ways to Increase Productivity with Better Sleep

Are you having trouble viewing this email? If so, click here to see it in a web browser. HOME   |   BLOGS   |   THE MAGAZINE   |   BOOKS   |   AUTHORS   |   STORE RSS   |   Mobile JULY 05, 2011 3 Ways to Increase Productivity with Better Sleep Don't be fooled: staying up an hour later doesn't mean you gain an hour in productivity. In fact, losing sleep is directly linked to poor focus and memory. Sleep is vital and here are three ways to get more of it: Clear your mental to-do list. Write a list of unfinished tasks and unresolved issues before getting into bed. Put them down on paper so they don't take up mental space when you're up in the middle of the night. Go to bed earlier. Set yourself a bedtime and stick to it. You may feel like a child, but there's a reason parents badger kids to bed. Wind down. Give yourself 45 minutes to relax before going to bed. Drink tea, read a book, or listen to music. Today's Management Tip was adapted from "Guide to Managing Stress." Buy the full guide to learn more ways to stay focused » Share Today's Tip: FEATURED PRODUCT What to Ask the Person in the Mirror: Critical Questions for Becoming a More Effective Leader and Reaching Your Potential Harvard Business Review Press Book In What to Ask the Person in the Mirror, HBS professor and business leader Robert Kaplan presents a process for asking the big questions that will enable you to diagnose problems, change course if necessary, and advance your career. This highly readable and practical guide helps you learn to ask the right questions—and work through the answers in ways that are right for you. ADVERTISEMENT Follow the Tip: PREVIOUS TIPS Don't Do What You Love Stop Chasing Too Many Priorities Make Communication About Them, Not You 3 Tips for Leading People Older Than You Do a Project Premortem to Avoid a Postmortem 3 Ways to Get What You Need from Design Praise as Much as You Criticize 3 Tips for Responding to Failure Do What Only You Can Do Know the 6 Steps in Cost/Benefit Analysis BEST SELLERS HBR's 10 Must Reads: The Essentials HBR's Must Reads Library Set Guide to Persuasive Presentations Guide to Better Business Writing Guide to Getting the Right Work Done Free HBR Interactive issue Download the iPad app HBR Reads, and get your issue with audio and video interviews and multimedia slideshows. Learn more » UNSUBSCRIBE   |   UPDATE YOUR PROFILE   |   MORE EMAIL NEWSLETTERS   |   PRIVACY POLICY Was this email forwarded to you? If so, sign up to start receiving your own copy. ABOUT THIS MAILING LIST You have received this message because you subscribed to the "Management Tip of the Day" email newsletter from Harvard Business Review. If at any point you wish to remove yourself from this list, change your email address, or sign up for other email newsletters and alerts, please visit the Harvard Business Review Email Newsletter Preference Center. OPT OUT If you do not wish to receive any email messages from Harvard Business Review, click here. ADVERTISE WITH HBR This enewsletter is read by thousands of decision makers every day. Learn more about connecting your brand with this audience. Copyright © 2011 Harvard Business School Publishing, an affiliate of Harvard Business School. All rights reserved. Harvard Business Publishing | 60 Harvard Way | Boston, MA 02163 Customer Service: 800-545-7685 (+1-617-783-7600 outside the U.S. and Canada)