{"id":3253,"date":"2016-10-07T09:49:23","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T08:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.nl\/blog-uk\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2016-10-07T09:49:23","modified_gmt":"2016-10-07T08:49:23","slug":"sleep-secret-successful-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.nl\/blog-uk\/sleep-secret-successful-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Is sleep the secret to a successful business?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weekend is almost here and that means many of us can catch up on some much needed sleep – even if you work from home<\/a>, your hectic schedule can see you miss out on some much-needed rest during the week.<\/p>\n

How much sleep do we really need to be at our best though? And is there any link between a good night’s rest and a successful business?<\/p>\n

Let’s grab a coffee and take a look…<\/p>\n

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How much sleep do you\u00a0need?<\/h2>\n

The amount of sleep we need to function correctly depends not only upon the person, but also upon the circumstances, and quality of sleep can be affected by all sorts of things, from your stress levels to the quality of your mattress.<\/p>\n

On average, though, an adult needs between seven and nine hours sleep a night, according to research from the National Sleep Foundation.<\/p>\n

As part\u00a0of this research, the National Sleep Foundation<\/a> brought together a panel of\u00a0experts from sleep, anatomy and physiology, as well as pediatrics, neurology, gerontology and gynecology to reach a consensus from the broadest range of scientific disciplines.<\/p>\n

This panel revised the recommended sleep ranges for all six children and teen age groups, to come up with the following, age-specific recommended sleep times:<\/p>\n