Quality Sleep Is the Ultimate Attention Booster

You hear the ocean’s distant roar in a dreamless night, undisturbed by pings or glare. That was Provincetown’s gift—a return to the sleep of your childhood. Meanwhile, back home, switching off your phone only at 3 a.m. keeps you wired. Harvard’s Professor Charles Czeisler found that losing just two hours of shut-eye for a couple weeks leaves your mind as impaired as a drunken state. Worse, caffeine only masks the fog—it never fixes the tired circuits cleared only by true sleep. Slumber unlocks your brain’s cleanup crew, washes away waste, and prepares you for clear focus. When you reclaim nightly rest, your thinking sharpens, stress melts, and you become alert without a single coffee bean. You can use your phone to help you sleep or steal your sleep—choose wisely and turn off the noise.

Each evening, trade glowing screens for a simple ritual: dim your lights, journal for five minutes about a small win you had today, then stretch for ten. As you breathe slow and deep, imagine washing away the day’s busyness. After just a few nights you’ll notice you wake more refreshed, your mind feels calmer, and your focus returns—try it tonight.