Arianna Huffington Quotes

Some struggle with medical issues - like insomnia - that make sleep hard. But for many of us, the quantity and quality of sleep come down to a matter of choice. Still, only a few enterprising economists have looked closely at this, and generally, those have assumed that we choose our hours of sleep optimally.

Insomnia is a very prevalent issue. It's a women's health issue, and I chose to talk about it because so many people have experienced it to varying degrees. For me, I'm doing great now, but it took a lot of work to figure out how to get back to sleep. I had to change some of my habits. I developed some pretty bad sleep ritual habits.

The poor sleep little.

I usually sleep ten to eight hours per night. I sometimes also have a nap in the afternoon.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

Unfortunately, I suffer from insomnia, so my bedtime is as soon as I start to feel the least bit sleepy.

I'm a very good sleeper.

I always try to sleep for at least eight hours a night and, of course, water, water, water!

I am serious about my sleep.

I'm an eight hours kind of sleeper, so I definitely try to schedule that in.

If you have difficulty sleeping or are not getting enough sleep or sleep of good quality, you need to learn the basics of sleep hygiene, make appropriate changes, and possibly consult a sleep expert.

I'm bad at sleeping. I get somewhere between three and six hours a night.

I think the most important healthy habit is to rest. Eight hours... every night.

Sleep is huge for me. I don't set an alarm. I just wake up when I wake up.

You should not actually stay in bed for very long awake, because your brain is this remarkably associative device, and it quickly learns that the bed is about being awake. So you should go to another room - a room that's dim. Just read a book - no screens, no phones - and, only when you're sleepy, return to the bed.

People have written about 'Sleep' as if it were some kind of record attempt, but I could just put repeat marks at the end, and it would be 16 hours. It's not about that.

I think many people walk through their lives in an under-slept state not realizing it. It's become this new natural baseline.

Sleep is probably the most important biological function. If you don't get enough sleep, you can get psychiatric illnesses and all types of different illnesses.

Sleep is important; I try and get about 9 hours if I can at night, but I don't tend to nap during the day.

I make sure I have ample sleep, so no late nights out, as sleep is so important for a healthy mind and body.

Why should I wake when I'm half past dead?

I wonder why I don't go to bed and go to sleep. But then it would be tomorrow, so I decide that no matter how tired, no matter how incoherent I am, I can skip on hour more of sleep and live.

You can't sleep until noon with the proper elan unless you have some legitimate reason for staying up until three (parties don't count).

Human beings generally need between six and eight hours of restful sleep each night. Restful sleep means that you're not using pharmaceuticals or alcohol to get to sleep, but that you're drifting off easily once you turn off the light and are sleeping soundly through the night.

Dear, don't think of getting out of bed yet. I've always suspected that early rising in early life makes one nervous.