Margaret Thatcher once said, “Sleep is for wimps”. But I am here to tell you that she indeed is wrong. Sleep is in fact for another “w” word, winners. You see, millions of Americans each night sacrifice their body’s most valuable resource, a good night’s sleep. They do this in order to catch up on work, or simply do more work, and while temporarily this may help people move ahead in life, long term sleep deprivation is a very serious problem. And its effects can change a person’s professional and even personal life, for the worse. But is sleep really for winners? Is it possible to get ahead in life by maintaining your sleep schedule? Well, by using the Rotary’s Four Way Test we can determine if this is so.
The first test being, is it the …show more content…
Well, I’m going to tell you a story about a man. This man was driving a sedan about 35 miles per hour down a four lane road. While he is driving, his car slowly drifts into the opposite lane, this man, is asleep. The first car in the lane veres to the right, avoiding the unconscious man. The second car misses him, barely. And the third car notices the driver of the car directly in front of her is asleep. This woman is hit, head on by the sleeping man. This woman was my mother. Now I know you’re all holding your breath, the man survived and so did my mother. And I thank God each day that she was able to walk away from the wreckage. The accident happened less than a month ago, but accidents like these continue to happen everyday. And the primary cause of almost all of them is sleep deprivation, which is the lack of sleep. You see, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration equates drowsy driving with drunk driving, and while there is an easy way to measure intoxication, there is no way of measuring drowsiness. So even though sleeping behind the wheel is illegal, proper prosecution for the crime is hard to come by. Therefore, sleep deprivation is not just causing the bags under your eyes or the cranky mood you wake up in somedays, it has the power to destroy lives. Which completes the second test, the effects of sleep deprivation, especially drowsy driving is not fair to everyone on the roads. And is not fair to …show more content…
Well, I have another question for you, have you ever seen someone who hasn’t slept? Let me tell you, they are nasty. Sometimes I wonder if anyone is getting enough sleep, since one of the main symptoms of sleep deprivation is mood imbalances. And while this one is the most noticeable, it is also most likely to be the symptom that causes the most stress in your relationships with friends and family. Furthermore, with a bad mood a person also becomes impatient, which can virtually destroy goodwill. Meaning, in the end, without a good night’s sleep you may be causing a strain in your current relationships. Also without knowing it, you may be acting rude and impatient to people around you, people who you could have possibly built a friendship. So incidentally, sleep deprivation fails the third test also.
Lastly, the fourth and final test, will it be beneficial to all concerned? And in this case the answer is yes. The monster that is sleep deprivation can only be fought with one weapon, a weapon that we all have in our possession, sleep. Therefore, a good night’s sleep is definitely beneficial to all
The first test being, is it the …show more content…
Well, I’m going to tell you a story about a man. This man was driving a sedan about 35 miles per hour down a four lane road. While he is driving, his car slowly drifts into the opposite lane, this man, is asleep. The first car in the lane veres to the right, avoiding the unconscious man. The second car misses him, barely. And the third car notices the driver of the car directly in front of her is asleep. This woman is hit, head on by the sleeping man. This woman was my mother. Now I know you’re all holding your breath, the man survived and so did my mother. And I thank God each day that she was able to walk away from the wreckage. The accident happened less than a month ago, but accidents like these continue to happen everyday. And the primary cause of almost all of them is sleep deprivation, which is the lack of sleep. You see, the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration equates drowsy driving with drunk driving, and while there is an easy way to measure intoxication, there is no way of measuring drowsiness. So even though sleeping behind the wheel is illegal, proper prosecution for the crime is hard to come by. Therefore, sleep deprivation is not just causing the bags under your eyes or the cranky mood you wake up in somedays, it has the power to destroy lives. Which completes the second test, the effects of sleep deprivation, especially drowsy driving is not fair to everyone on the roads. And is not fair to …show more content…
Well, I have another question for you, have you ever seen someone who hasn’t slept? Let me tell you, they are nasty. Sometimes I wonder if anyone is getting enough sleep, since one of the main symptoms of sleep deprivation is mood imbalances. And while this one is the most noticeable, it is also most likely to be the symptom that causes the most stress in your relationships with friends and family. Furthermore, with a bad mood a person also becomes impatient, which can virtually destroy goodwill. Meaning, in the end, without a good night’s sleep you may be causing a strain in your current relationships. Also without knowing it, you may be acting rude and impatient to people around you, people who you could have possibly built a friendship. So incidentally, sleep deprivation fails the third test also.
Lastly, the fourth and final test, will it be beneficial to all concerned? And in this case the answer is yes. The monster that is sleep deprivation can only be fought with one weapon, a weapon that we all have in our possession, sleep. Therefore, a good night’s sleep is definitely beneficial to all