10 stress hacks

3. Sleep

The benefits of getting enough sleep can’t be overstated. As nice as it would be to be one of those bionic people who seem to survive on 5 hours of sleep a night, most of us need between 7-9 hours to function optimally. The biggest complaint I hear about sleep is that people find it hard to ‘switch off’, so read some fiction for 20 minutes before bed to help you wind down. It really works!