Ep #78 - Little Life Reset: Sleep Is Not the Thing to Cut

About this episode

In this episode, Jen discusses the importance of sleep for productivity, particularly for ADHD/AuDHD individuals.

This is the third episode in my 8 part series for April (4 of the episodes are Patreon bonus episodes) called Little Life Resets. This one is about sleep, (no, it's not about insomnia.) This is for the ADHD/AuDHD humans who don't have issues with sleep but keep deciding to cut down significantly on sleep in order to have "more time." I talk about why cutting sleep to "be more productive" is actually the thing making you less productive. And I hope to get you to believe that if you can go to bed with the discomfort of your to-do's not being all done, and get a full night's sleep, you'll wake up with a different feeling about that same list of to-do's that that you didn't do. Weekly bonus episodes, video episodes, ad-free episodes, full archive on Patreon $7.99 monthly or pay annually for a big discount. Show Notes: Get support in Jen's "We Are A Lot" online community - 24/7 hub. Stop being the only neurodivergent person that you know! Subscription to daily body double sessions with Jen & others - try it free! Sources Used: Is "Why We Sleep" Riddled With Scientific Errors? - Columbia University Shop to Support the Show: Jen's Favorite ADHD Supports (with Discounts) Brain.fm — A…

People in this episode

Host: Jen Kirkman

Topics covered

• sleep
• ADHD
• productivity
• mental health
• self-care

Keywords

• sleep
• ADHD
• productivity
• mental health
• self-care
• neurodivergent
• to-do list

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University

Products: Brain.fm

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