Insufficient Sleep is a Public Health Epidemic according to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The Better Sleep Council can help!
"The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night's sleep". --Anonymous
"SLEEP - Those little slices of death, how I loathe them". --Edgar Allen Poe
"Problems always look smaller after a warm meal and a good night's sleep". --Anonymous
"It's a common experience that a problem difficult at night is resolved in the morning after the committee of sleep has worked on it". --John Steinbeck
It's probably unrealistic in our fast paced, competitive lives to expect or demand any fixed amount of sleep hours. I think we should strive for quality of sleep. Try to improve factors such as diet, exercise, bedroom environment etc. that improve sleep efficiency, and avoid things that result in poor sleep quality such as excessive caffeine or alcohol, stress, etc.
There are some good sleep tips here at
The Better Sleep Council
What is your secret for a good nights sleep?