According to the Ifop public opinion institute, nearly a third of French people say they are dissatisfied with their sleep. What’s more, sleep disorders are more prevalent among the poor and modest. We turned to the habits of billionaires to learn the following lessons.
We spend 1/3 of our lives dozing. Yet sleep quality and mood are deteriorating: on average, people sleep 1h30 less than they did 50 years ago. Stressful work and the omnipresence of screens whose blue light delays sleep are directly incriminated. For example, 30 lux lighting (computers, tablets and phones) delays sleep by 77 minutes, and direct lighting by 109 minutes.
The consequences of poor sleep are well known. In addition to reduced performance and concentration, it can lead to cardiovascular disease and hypertension, obesity and diabetes, cancer and depression.
That’s why, if there’s one subject that successful decision-makers don’t joke about, it’s sleep, whether it’s their daily routine or the quality of their mattress.
How to optimize your sleep?
As busy as they are, billionaires understand the importance of sleep, sometimes to their detriment. The key is toavoid accumulating a sleep debt, which is detrimental to their physical and mental fitness.
Multi-billionaires uncompromising about their sleep
Although needs vary from one individual to another, the recommended amount of sleep for an adult (aged 26 to 64) is between seven and ten hours a night , and between 7 and 8 hours for people over 65.
Most entrepreneurs adhere to a strict sleep routine, like Jeff Bezos, ex-chief executive of business giant Amazon. He proclaims loud and clear that he needs eight hours a night, and goes to bed at 9pm. He gets up early enough (5 a.m.) to scan the press and have breakfast with his children. Elon Musk, the mastermind behind Tesla, SpaceX and X, admits to having long neglected his sleep and has had to rethink his habits, now sleeping 6 hours a night, closing his eyes at 1am and reopening them at 7am.
Last but not least, Bernard Arnault, CEO of the LVMH luxury group, doesn’t schedule any important meetings before ten o’clock and never makes any important decisions after five. He trusts his internal clock and rarely uses an alarm clock. He sleeps 12 hours a night and always starts his day by listening to classical music.
In addition to intermittently holding the title of richest person in the world since the early 2020s, these three personalities have another thing in common: a well-established sleep routine. By optimizing their night’s sleep, these multi-billionaires boost their cognitive performance while keeping their busy schedules under control!
Helping you fall asleep quickly
A tight schedule cannot tolerate the slightest mishap when it comes to falling asleep. Multi-billionaires are no exception to the golden rules, which they follow to the letter.
These include relaxing away from screens, at least an hour and a half before bedtime, and avoiding stimulants such as alcohol and coffee. Preparing a pleasant nocturnal environment, with aesthetic and ergonomic bedding, is another must. Finally, once in bed, it is advisable to respect your circadian rhythm by keeping your smartphone away or putting it on airplane mode, and by limiting all light pollution. Total darkness is strongly recommended.
Choosing a top-of-the-range mattress will prevent a number of inconveniences, such as excessively high body temperature. The ambient temperature of a bedroom should be around 18 and 20°C, but varies according to the individual and his or her age. Luxury bedding house Maxcolchon offers heat-evacuating mattresses. A valuable aid to falling asleep, these breathable mattresses also prevent night-time awakenings and restore uninterrupted sleep cycles.
Regularity rhymes with productivity
When billionaires talk about their lifestyle, regular sleep is often one of their unchanging habits. Getting up and going to bed at the same time, whatever the day of the week, prepares your body for total recovery at night and optimal daytime productivity. Thanks to its unrivalled comfort and support for restful sleep, top-of-the-range bedding encourages sleepers to develop good habits.
Why invest in a top-of-the-range mattress?
Your mattress is the main component of your bedding, and the place where you spend a third of your time. The quality of your sleep has a direct impact on your physical and mental health. That’s why treating yourself to a premium mattress is no luxury.
A mattress entirely adapted to your profile
By opting for a premium mattress, you personalize your sleep. Athletes, for example, need to be able to count on adequate support for their muscle mass. With a targeted mattress, there’s no need to search in vain for the ideal sleeping position. Simply lie down and feel the ideal distribution of your weight on the mattress. High-density materials ensure that your physiognomy is perfectly accommodated and guarantee tissue regeneration.
A top-of-the-range mattress to prevent stress-related symptoms
Emblematic of our busy lives, back pain doesn’t always stop at the bedroom door. A luxury mattress is an ergonomic solution to make the most of your rest. In conjunction with chiropractic care or medical follow-up, this lifestyle helps relieve back pain. Avoid any further physical manifestations of stress by choosing top-of-the-range bedding and an adapted sleep routine!
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