In Perspective

(source: https://pixabay.com/en/users/pixel2013-2364555/) Sleep hygiene encompasses practices and habits that foster good, quality sleep. American Sleep Association  recommends 7 to 9 hours of sleep for adults and 8 to 10 hours of sleep for teenagers. Often though, people tend to undersleep more than to oversleep. And this they do for a number of reasons, including sleep disorders. Observing sleep hygiene can improve the quality of your sleep, thereby improving quality of life. With optimum sleep comes optimum levels of energy, concentration, memory, and more. Optimum sleep is key to productivity and efficiency, as well as zest for work, play, and just life itself. So let's talk about sleep hygiene. What are some practices and habits you should  observe? Establish a consistent sleeping and waking schedule. Shifting work hours may make this difficult. But if you can, try to set a consistent time at which you will retire yourself for bed. Weekend schedule may diff...