World Sleep Day 2022 | Sleep like you care

The antidote to toxic sleep culture

From a young age, we’re told to leap out of bed, slap on a smile, and start being damn well productive. Social media amplifies this myth. People use bullet-point lists – they tell us to work hard. Focus more. Wake up even earlier.

Yet this wide-awake culture doesn’t come cost-free. Sleep deprivation makes us irritable, exhausted and stressed. Against such impossible ideals, our jobs feel doomed, relationships strained, reputations at stake.

We blame this on anything but our basic need for rest. It’s not our fault. We live in a society that doesn’t respect the power of sleep.

But wait. The science is in: sleep improves mental health. After a good night’s rest, we’re better able to face life’s challenges with rationality and resilience. So it’s time we stop hitting snooze on our own wellbeing. Starting tonight: Rest up. Dream big. Sleep shamelessly.

The stats about sleep

51%

of the world’s adults are sleep deprived.

44%

have experienced worse sleep in the past five-years.

4 in 5

say they’d like to improve their sleep quality.

of us need less than 6.5 hours of sleep a night. New studies show it’s a rare gene mutation passed through the family.

25%

of the caffeine in your midday coffee is still in your system at midnight.

18°C

is the ideal room temperature for sleep, according to research.

Figures are estimated and based on global research.

Understanding Sleep

How to improve your quality of sleep

Want to reassess your relationship with rest? Start here. This Series will provide the know-how needed to upgrade your sleep habit.

Optimising Sleep

Make better sleep your superpower

By using evidence-based sleep strategies, this Series will help you curate a unique and personal sleep plan that works for you.

Sleep for Shift Work

Improve your sleep as a shift worker

This Series, designed by leading sleep specialist and author, Professor Jason Ellis, is aimed at people who currently do any type of shift work. It focuses on how simple management strategies in your environment, time and behaviour can prevent the negative impact of shift work.

Maximising Short Sleep

Make the most of your short sleep

Nap to the future! This Series, designed by Professor of Sleep Science and author of The One-week Insomnia Cure, Jason Ellis, is aimed at people who are not getting enough sleep but would like to maximise the sleep they do get.

Sleep tales

Stories for bedtime

With soothing soundscapes, calming voices, and wondering narratives, Sleep Tales capture your attention in a way that helps you unwind and give in to a natural sleep.

Nightwaves

Deep sleep sounds

Half-hour audio arrangements, best enjoyed with headphones, to rebalance your mind and gently ease you towards high-quality, nourishing sleep.

Move & Yoga

Love your body

Exercise is shown to reduce the time it takes to fall asleep, while increasing sleep duration, quality and mood. Among the varied catalogue are sessions to encourage deep sleep, relax your body, calm nerves, and relieve stress.