It requires courage, wisdom, timing, focus, and an incredible sense
of alertness of everything happening around you.
Not exact matches
For example, truck drivers can wear a «Smart Cap,» literally a hat with sensors in it, that helps keep tabs on their levels
of alertness, reducing the risk
of accidents due to fatigue or falling asleep behind the wheel.
Research conducted at the Department
of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Northport, N.Y., concluded that a short sleep session can improve cognitive functioning and
alertness, resulting in a 30 percent decline in attention failures from the baseline measure.
Naps
of 10 to 30 minutes are thought to be best at improving
alertness without causing sleep inertia.
Scientists believe there to be an «anxiety sweet spot,» a psychological state
of «moderate anxiety» where performance and
alertness are optimized, reports Melinda Beck at The Wall Street Journal.
In some industries — emergency medicine, airlines, trucking — long shifts with little sleep are the norm, and managers worried about potentially deadly oversights are paying increasing attention to the effects
of sleep deprivation (many railways now have directors
of alertness or similar roles).
«If sleep is part
of the evolutionary process, that [loss] is going to have consequences,» says Colin Shapiro, who runs the University Health Network's Sleep and
Alertness Clinic in Toronto.
Sleep experts agree that an afternoon cup
of coffee does help maintain
alertness, as long as you don't overdo it, Kerr explains.
Almost everyone experiences a mid-afternoon lull: a dip in energy levels,
alertness, and concentration as part
of your natural circadian rhythm, explains Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author
of «You Can't Be Serious!
The researchers also determined that smartphones had more
of a negative effect on
alertness than watching television or using a laptop.
Led by management professor Russell Johnson, the research looked at smartphone use both among upper - level managers and a variety
of mid-level professionals, like nurses and accountants, asking them to both report their nighttime smartphone use and then answer questions about their levels
of alertness and productivity the next day.
Washington - based physican William Kimbrough
of One Medical Group says chronically sleep - deprived individuals perform similarly to those who are intoxicated, with decreased
alertness and poor mental performance on complicated tasks.
To boost
alertness on waking, you can drink a cup
of coffee before you nap.
A short afternoon catnap
of 20 minutes... enhances
alertness and concentration, elevates mood, and sharpens motor skills.
of melatonin two - to - three hours before your new local bedtime has been shown to improve both nighttime sleep and
alertness during the day.
«And when it's time to go to sleep,
of course, my implant turns down my
alertness level.»
In addition to a super dose
of caffeine, Amp also contains guarana seed, ginseng root, taurine and B vitamins, all
of which «may enhance energy and
alertness.»
Alertness is key to so many
of the principles
of being a great salesperson.
Even in a home office, your instincts will keep you in a subtle state
of alertness, regardless
of an empty house, and even this low level
of stress may make it difficult to focus.
Although you can access gamma brain waves during periods
of extremely high functioning, it's the beta waves that scientists associate with everyday
alertness, critical thinking, socialization, learning and cognitive processing.
In a way, my sense
of alertness was a mirror for the paranoia and arrogance that weaves corruption so thoroughly into the logistics
of people's daily lives.»
Cortisol's function is to «prepare» the body to meet these physical or emotional challenges by increasing the heart rate, blood pressure and level
of alertness.
Napping at work can indeed improve
alertness, memory and mood, says Kimberly Cote, the president - elect
of the Canadian Sleep Society.
In a study funded by NASA, David Dinges, a professor at the University
of Pennsylvania, and a team
of researchers found that letting astronauts sleep for as little as fifteen minutes markedly improved their cognitive performance, even when the nap didn't lead to an increase in
alertness or the ability to pay more attention to a boring task.
Timothy Roehrs and Thomas Roth at the Sleep Disorders Research Center
of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, have demonstrated that
alertness significantly increases when eight - hour sleepers who claim to be well rested get an additional two hours
of sleep.
«Research shows that when you give daylight and diverse views to the greatest number
of people, it has a big impact on their
alertness and well - being, which in turn affects their ability to be effective and innovative,» she says.
According to the National Sleep Foundation a short nap
of 20 to 30 minutes can help to improve your mood,
alertness, and even performance.
Dr. Lichten says 50 mg to 100 mg
of caffeine is the optimal dose for
alertness and focus.
The reason the caffeine - nap combo is so effective is that caffeine takes about 45 minutes to be absorbed, so taking a nap while the caffeine is making its way through your system allows you to awake when the
alertness effect
of the caffeine has kicked in.
They've been proven to reduce risks
of heart disease and cancer and boost mood and
alertness.
The amygdala also links directly to areas
of the brain that prime our fight or flight response: breathing rate, heart rate, the release
of corticosterone (a stress hormone), and the release
of norepinephrine for
alertness & arousal.
Together, Kenney the night owl and Wright the morning runner ensure essentially round - the - clock
alertness for this government, as though it were outsourcing part
of its workload each night to India.
Bettelheim seems to have in mind such tales as «Hansel and Gretel» — one that he discusses at length — in which, although there are supernatural elements, it is the children's
alertness, resourcefulness and self - control that enable them to win out over the malice
of stepmother and witch.
To discover the depths
of our true self and its capacities for wisdom and compassion, they say, it is important that on a regular basis we intentionally release ourselves from the vicissitudes
of reflective awareness, descending into that domain
of pure
alertness which characterizes zazen.
He taught us that the Bible will have its authoritative, noncoercive way with us if we but attend with educated
alertness to the cadences and sounds
of the text in all its detail.
If we turn back to the Whiteheadian explanation proposed above, we can account for both sets
of data as long as we remember that degrees
of alertness do not measure degrees
of consciousness (witness the absent minded professor, «lost in thought»).
Just as he himself oscillated between periods
of vitality and tiredness,
alertness and sleep, and lived out his life between birth and death, so the life
of the earth itself was subject to a cosmic ebb and flow.
People who are infirm by reason
of illness or age and who do not have the
alertness and reaction speed requisite to good driving should also not be licensed.
As the point
of the parable
of the ten maidens is responsible
alertness, so that
of the talents is responsible use
of what has been entrusted to us by God.
This
alertness is part
of his general human civic responsibilities which go beyond his responsibilities as a scientist.
Even within human experience, we can note wide differences between moments
of intense
alertness and moments
of drowsy semiconsciousness shading off into unconsciousness.
Bowing and scraping is
of course to be condemned, but
alertness to the sensibilities
of the culture is not bowing and scraping.
We hear from him a mention
of summertime, a pointing to nothing less than a kingdom, a plea for
alertness, a determination to stand firm.
Vice versa, overtaking another car requires an upward shift to partial or full
alertness and a rapid evaluation
of risks which involves higher levels
of the cognitive hierarchy.
Few couples, if any, ever grow beyond the need for
alertness to the hazards
of a neglected relationship, and awareness
of the invitation to adventure in a thriving one.
Caffeine and theobromine in chocolate have been shown to produce higher levels
of physical energy and mental
alertness, and there are likely many more healthy chocolate compounds that have yet to be discovered.
A diet rich in Omega - 3 can help the brain increase mental
alertness and concentration levels at any age, but can also be shown to help slow the effects
of normal age related memory loss and increase resistance to stress and its impact on mood.
Although sports and energy drinks have been the most high - profile face
of developments in this area, there have been launches
of food and drinks products with sports / recovery and energy /
alertness claims across the market, featuring on 1.6 %
of global launches in 2013, with soft drinks accounting for just over 41 %
of those.
Coffee is likely effective at improving mental performance and
alertness, and possibly effective at reducing the risk
of colorectal cancer, diabetes, gallbladder disease and even Parkinson's disease.
The still invigoration
of a short morning yoga flow, which pervades the air you breathe every second
of every day with a keen
alertness, curiosity and beauty.