do you feel tired all the time no matter how much sleep you get or caffeine you consume despite that do you also have trouble sleeping are you constantly hungry but also nauseous spend every second working but do not get enough done well I'm not personally attacking you because I'm not the one asking all of this a tweet is it went viral a few years ago and thousands of people could relate to it but it's not the only one posts after posts can confirm that people are zoned and they have tried to fix the fatigue by
getting more sleep probably why sleep tracking has become an international Pastime and Obsession perhaps despite the ey shut our bodies seem to have shut down that's because sleep and rest are not the same thing and I'll show it to you take a look at this list on the left are countries that get the most sleep on the right are nations that are the most fatigued notice that New Zealand is on both the lists it is the sleepiest nation an average Ki gets more than 7 and a half hours of sleep per night yet the nation
is among the most tired same goes for Australia and the UK that's because rest is not about how much you sleep or when for instance 45% Indians go to bed before 11:00 p.m. yet 39% men and 47% women do not feel refreshed in the morning they say according ing to research you can get all the sleep you want and still be exhausted here's why sleep is not a one-sized fits-all solution being tired is a lot like getting hurt you have to know what hurts and when fatigue is not the same for everyone but scientists have
tried to Define it they say there are five major ways of being tired so five different type of rests that you need the first is obvious physical fatigue if you're tired from exercising sleep can help but you can sit in an office chair all day and still be tired in that case ironically exercise could be restful the next type is mental fatigue like feeling befuddled or nervy forgetting what you were doing or misplacing things in this case low yield activities will help like creating art or listening to music so your brain can space out and
rest the third type is emotional fatigue when too many thoughts Cloud your mind in this case confronting your feelings helps next is social fatigue when human interaction becomes draining for some spending alone time is restful but social rest does not mean you opt out of socializing so for others quality time with friends can charge their batteries sensory overload can be exhausting too if a coworker's Loud ringtone bothers you or you hate your partner for chewing loudly it means that your noise sensitivity is heightened so before you go on a shooting spree just take a moment
of silence listen to some natural sounds or soothing music because rest comes in many avatars yet it seems to be elusive we live in a culture of immediate responsiveness we don't like standing in lines or waiting for websites to load we stare at screens all day sometimes multiple screens at the same time Netflix and chill is rarely all that chill so we are high achieving but also so chronically tired we suffer from a rest deficit because we don't understand the power of rest rest is vital for physical and mental health it allows our body's time
to recover it boosts our immune system prevents injuries it increases concentration in memory reduces stress and improves mood rest is the best thing that can happen to you it may be an uncomfortable concept for some and a difficult one for others but think of rest as basic maintenance humans have become caffeine fueled zombies functioning with fray nerves we can't keep existing on two brain cell energy sure we can rest when we are dead but must we wait that long
