OPTIMISTIC PEOPLE SLEEP BETTER

1月

28日

IT'S MORE FUN TO LIVE MY LIFE THIS WAY!

Studies like the one at U of Illinois by Hernandez confirm that we sleep 78% better when we practice optimism.

What does it mean to be optimistic? “An optimistic person thinks the best possible thing will happen, and hopes for it even if it's not likely. Someone who's a tad too confident this way is also sometimes called optimistic.”

“People who are the most optimistic tend to be better sleepers, a study of young and middle-aged adults found. More than 3,500 people ages 32-51 were included in the study sample. The participants included people in Birmingham, Alabama; Oakland, California; Chicago; and Minneapolis. The research was led by Rosalba Hernandez, a professor of social work at the University of Illinois.

‘Results from this study revealed significant associations between optimism and various characteristics of self-reported sleep after adjusting for a wide array of variables, including socio-demographic characteristics, health conditions and depressive symptoms,’ Hernandez said. “

I generally sleep well, but the grandkids accuse me of a lot of loud breathing!