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Sleep your way to the top

Sleep your way to the top, i.e., the top of your potential, by unlocking big ideas that lay dormant in your head. Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a good night's sleep. Instead of bragging about our sleep deficits, she urges us to shut our eyes and see the big picture: We can sleep our way to increased productivity and happiness -- and smarter decision-making.

Take 5 minutes and watch this TED talks video of Huffington's talk at the TED Women conference in Washington, D.C. The video clocks in at less than 6 minutes, yet offers personal anecdotes and more, delivered with Huffington's trademark humor and canny ability to offer a fresh perspective.


Link to TED talks video
How to Succeed? Get more sleep

Right from the start, Huffington, zeroes in on her Type-A audience at the TED Women conference, describing the women as sleep-deprived, which elicits giggles (of recognition) from her audience. She then recounts how sleeplessless led to an unwanted medical emergency in her own life.

"I learned the hard way about the value of sleep. Two and half years ago, I fainted from exhaustion. I hit my head on my desk, I broke my cheekbone, I got five stitches on my right eye. And I began the journey of rediscovering the value of sleep." - Arianna Huffington

The lesson she learned? "The way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is getting enough sleep," said Huffington. "Women will lead the way in this revolution . . . we are literally going to sleep our way to the top."

Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist, and author of many  books. She is also co-host of Left, Right & Center, public radio’s political roundtable program, as well as Both Sides Now, a weekly syndicated radio show with Mary Matalin moderated by Mark Green. In May 2005, she launched The Huffington Post, a news and blog site that has quickly become one of the most widely-read, linked to, and frequently cited media brands on the Internet.

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