Recently got the opportunity to watch the Sleep Management workshop by
Sulaiman Ahmar of Timelander. In this video series, he
explains why managing your sleep is important for success and time management.
The videos itself are in Urdu. Below are some of the points discussed in the
video series.
From religious perspective, there is a Hadith mentioned in Sunan-Ibn-Maja, Book 12, Hadith 2321. it was narrated from Sakhr Al-Ghamidi that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لأُمَّتِي فِي بُكُورِهَا
O
Allah, bless my Ummah in their early mornings.
Following are the major take away from this workshop:
In today's busy world, it's important to effectively manage your time to make the most out of your day, excel in your profession, have time to learn new skills, have time for your personal activities like exercising, hobbies and yet to enjoy healthy and productive time with your family and loved ones. Following are some of the tools and techniques:
1. Sleep Management.
2. Removing distraction.
3. Being focused.
Taking enough sleep is very essential for well being but getting more than what you actually needed is wastage of precious time and in fact it's makes you dull. Hence, it's important to determine your very own optimum level of sleep by following the below 5 steps.
a. Stop sleeping after Fajr.
b.
Start doing Qailoolah.
c. Develop
regularity in life.
d.
Become physically & mentally fit by focusing on exercise, diet &
recreation.
e. Stop
all stimulants like Caffeine, Smoking, Energy Drinks etc.
Once done, start decreasing your sleep by 15 minutes intervals over a
few days. The point after which you don't feel fresh and alert, that is your
optimum level of sleep.
Watch the videos below:
