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• JANUARY 2015
THINK
FAST FORWARD
Does the hectic pace of your workday bleed
into your personal time? With more people contin-
uing to work during their “off hours,” Crown Plaza
hotel has redesigned the standard hotel room to
aid business travelers who need to both rest and
complete a bit of work. Like the “working triangle”
of a chef ’s kitchen, the new rooms allow guests to
move freely between the bed, a flexible ‘nook’ large
enough for informal meetings and a well-lit,
uncluttered workspace. There is also plenty of
room for contemplative pacing. When it’s time to
sleep, insulated wall panels block outside noise.
Snooze, So You Won’t Lose
REST UP TO BE AT THE TOP OF YOUR SALES GAME.
Fine tune your sleep routine.
The Sleep Better app by Runtastic helps track
and manage daily variables that affect sleep, such as caffeine and alcohol con-
sumption, exercise and stress levels.
Shuttling to and from client meetings?
AAA recommends drivers
schedule breaks every two hours or 100 miles.
Forget about it.
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine advises fore-
going heavy meals, exercise and—above all—worrying before bedtime.
Percentage of people who have fallen asleep during a meeting at work.
Percentage of people who have pulled all-nighters to work.
Percentage of people who admit to losing sleep due to stress.
10%
54%
35%