I used to be a hard worker, so much so that even when I feel sleepy, I try to fight it off just so I can finish up with an impending task, but as time progresses, I see that I was actually doing myself more harm.
While I thought I was being proactive by cutting on my sleep time just to get my work done, my mental health suffered a great deal of stress, which eventually trickled down to the rest of my body. Soon, I saw my physical health in jeopardy, and tasks that would usually take me hours to execute started to linger into days as I became fatigued.
As my tasks became a struggle, so did my everyday activities. I started noticing that everything I do was in slow motion no matter the effort that I put in for speed. I would be running to cross a busy road, but my speed would be that of crawling instead of running. In fact, the more effort I put in for more speed, the slower I became.
Then the worst happened: I broke down almost completely with fever, and I was hospitalized for days. All the money I had saved up from my work that led me to denying myself sleep all went to offsetting my medical bill.
Thankfully, I did recover, and after the whole experience, I learned. Like they say, experience is the best teacher, and I was sure to not let affliction rise again; this I did by getting back on my normal sleep time. An act that was difficult to abide by at first, but then I discovered the importance of the time factor such that I began to apportion time to every one of my activities.
Initially, I was working overtime basically due to procrastination. I would always go through the day wasting my time engaging in frivolities because I felt time was in abundance. If I'm not doing it in the office I would do it at home was became my mantra at the time.
My unhealthy work habit was so appalling that major jobs were taken home and worked upon all through the night.
After I had recuperated and learned my lesson and in order to not relapse health-wise, I started to take the phrase "there is time for everything" seriously. I started acknowledging the time to play and the time to be serious. Thus, whatever job that I cannot complete in the office remains in the office till the next day when I get on it again.
So, as my sleeping pattern improved and stabilized, I noticed a final stop to the constant migraine and a general feeling of tiredness that had plagued me. I felt anew and not a trace of me being overwhelmed not even the slightest chance.
Moreover, my productivity improved greatly, as none of my activities suffered or lingered behind as a result of poor time management.
As I enjoyed my new experiences, I placed so much importance on my sleeping routine as I have seen that resting is one most important factor for the body to function at optimal speed.