Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan

Sleep is just as important as diet and exercise.

Sleeping less than 7 hours each night reduces your life expectancy.


The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

Lack of sleep can cause weight gain of 2 pounds (0.9 kg) in under a week.

Man is the only mammal that willingly delays sleep.

Most people can survive for
up to 2 months without eating,
but people can only live
up to 11 days without sleeping.


Sleeping on the job is acceptable in Japan, as it's viewed as exhaustion from working hard.


Believing You've Slept Well, Even If You Haven't, Improves Performance.

8% of Americans sleep naked.

You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Koalas sleep up to 20 hours a day.

The average person in France sleeps 8.83 hours per day, the most in the developed world.
While you sleep, your brain filters out noises that might wake you up if it doesn't think you're in danger.