SLEEP IS GOD. GO WORSHIP.

Sometimes we would check with others when we feel we are doing something wrong, or we are confused. During our school life our parents used say that we are always sleeping, but now the same parents say that we are not sleeping enough. Parents always care for us; therefore, we can assume that something is going wrong. Let’s see what the problem is, how it is impacting us and what are the solutions for this issue.

To do that American psychologist helped us to start the proposal with his famous ‘Hierarchy of Needs’. We have carried out a survey for age group between 30 to 45 years, 83% of them are said they are suffering from lack of sleeping hours. Those respondents showed green signal to GO with this survey.

Next step of this survey was to identify the factors influencing the sleeping hours. According to the responses, 60% of respondents said that Social Media is the worst factor influencing their sleeping hours. Office Working Hours also badly influence the sleeping hours. 90% respondents said Staying Out also influenced their sleeping hours. The good thing is 40% of the respondents said that they are not having heavy meals for dinner. 

Since the Social Media is the worst factor, the next question is validated. 50% of the respondents said they are spending more than 3 hours on smartphones in a day. The sad thing is all the respondents are spending minimum one hour with their smartphone in a day. The result of this survey is, 25% of respondents sleep only for a maximum 5 hours in a day. Another 25% of respondents sleeping 7 hours and 42% sleeping 6 hours. Now we can see how smartphones are killing our sleep.

It is the time to know the Sleep Deprivation Effects. There are 4 noticeable signs of sleep deprivation. Excessive sleepiness, Frequent yawning, Irritability & Daytime fatigue. 1st day of the week we can see that most of our colleagues are showing all these signs. Now we will go back to the previous findings that 90% of respondents said that ‘Staying Out’ is influencing their sleeping hours. Our lifestyle during the weekends is similar to the owls life. If we do not care about the sleeping hours, we must face many serious issues listed in this slide, such as Weakened immunity, Accidents, Weight gain. 

Every problem has a solution. We have summarised respondents’ valuable suggestions to improve the sleeping hours as listed. In this proposal we have seen that most of the respondents are having lack of Sleeping hour, then the most influence factor is Social media and all of us are spending minimum one hour on our mobiles. Therefore, we need to give high priority to the worst factor. If we keep electronics out of our bed or switch off Wi-Fi device will add some sleeping hours. Establish a routine when going to the bed such as going to bed on time and waking up on time. Set the scene by setting the bedroom for sleep environment based on your comfort for better sleep. Caffeine and alcohol are two common sleep disrupting culprits, avoid drinking alcohol within three hours of bedtime, and limit yourself. No matter how tempted you are, don’t turn on the television, get on your computer, or check your texts or email. Try not to expose yourself to bright light, extreme temperatures, or loud sounds. 

References:

1. https://www.healthline.com/health/sleep-deprivation/effects-on-body

Medically reviewed by Stacy Sampson, D.O. — Written by Stephanie Watson and Kristeen Cherney on May 15, 2020

2. https://www.health.harvard.edu/sleep/8-reasons-why-youre-not-sleeping

    Published: February 2014

3. https://survivalreport.org/basic-human-needs/

    By Mike T - May 4, 2017

PS: The above content is prepared for Toastmasters Level 3 Project 1 under an Innovative Planning path.

30K Page View

This blog is going to be reached 30K total page views. Counting of number of views was started from May-2010 (to February 2016), it is now 6 years passed. The 1^st post placed on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 in this BlogSpot. This page has contents the several information, however those were already published from other social networks and media, except to few. The page created, from the other bloggers who are inspired me. Here is the summary of the post details from the beginning.

Year     No. of Post

2015          (06)

2014          (11)

2013          (15)

2012          (87)

2011          (92)

2010          (84)

2009          (44)

Top 3 of the following categories

Post & No. of views

Post                                                         No. of Views

The Benefits of Pull Down Attic Stairs        2,666

Passive smoking                                             790

Cornice                                                           660

Traffic Sources & No. of views

Top 3 Referring URLs                          No. of Views

http://esp-fenix.blogspot.com/                331

https://www.google.co.in/                       166

http://www.google.com/search               157

Top 3 Referring Sites       No. of Views

www.google.com                2,736

www.google.co.in               1,740

www.facebook.com              483

Top 3 Search Keywords      No. of Times

attic stairs                                   89

pull down stairs                          74

pull down attic stairs                  64

Pageviews by Countries

Countries               No. of Views

United States            9,065

India                         2,495

Oman                        2,151

Pageviews by Browsers

Browsers                    No. of Views

Internet Explorer          11,099 (37%)

Firefox                           7,712 (26%)

Chrome                          7,470 (25%)

Pageviews by Operating Systems

Operating Systems       No. of Views

Windows                         24,706 (84%)

Macintosh                         1,688 (5%)

Linux                                 1,615 (5%)

This Infographic Shows Why Google+ Is a Ghost Town

There’s a lot of conflicting data out there about Google+. A few studies over the past few months have portrayed the fledgling social network as relatively moribund, but another recent report from Experian Hitwise says visits to the network are growing substantially, hitting 34.9 million for the week ended Aug. 4 compared to 21.9 million visits for the week ended July 21 — a 59% jump in two weeks.

 Whether the network is thriving or not, this research from Umpf, a UK-based social media firm, shows that activity on G+ is low compared to other social networks.

 To prove the point, Umpf analyzed 100 online news stories across G+, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The company then determined the average number of users per 100 million likely to share a story. As the infographic below shows, the gulf between G+ and Twitter in this regard is stark: Only six G+ users out of 100 million shared compared to 197.3 out of 100 million for Twitter. The difference wasn’t as large for Facebook and LinkedIn, but G+ was still a distant fourth.

 What do you think? Is this a fair comparison?

Facebook and Twitter Personalized Portrait Wall Art

It’s often said, we are what we eat but have you ever considered you are also what you write on Facebook or Twitter? This is the basic concept behind the ingenious social media portrait which you can place on your wall. All your Facebook or Twitter messages you’ve posted over the last few weeks, months or years can suddenly become an intimate part of your home interior décor whilst forming the basic shape of your face. You can see an example below.

 The group behind the creative social media portraits is a Dutch company called Art Buzz Amsterdam based in their native country of Holland. The customer visits their website where they upload an image they want turned into a piece of wall art and then sign-in to their Facebook or Twitter account to gain the statuses and tweets that will form the design and look of the portrait. The process is very simple and is explained in more detail on the website.

It doesn’t matter what type of face you have, what expression you show nor even whether you show your face at all. A photo of you walking in a scenic environment or of your beloved pet cat, dog or budgie can be turned into a Twitter or Facebook work of art for your walls. There is a selection of color choices as well as size options so as to find the perfect design for your décor scheme. Place the finished result in a contemporary bedroom or living room setting and impress your friends and guests with both your fabulously unique portrait and your previous statuses and tweets.

டுவிட்டரில் வாசித்ததில் பதிந்தவை; பகுதி-2

1.0 வறுமைக்கோட்டிற்கு கீழே குறைவான மக்கள் இருக்கனும். வறுமைக்கோடு மேலே இருக்கனும். #முடியல

2.0 சமூகம் கெட்டுப் போய்விட்டதாடா/சரி/ஃபேஸ்புக் லைக்குகள் போடலாம்/வாடா

3.0 மரணப்படுக்கையில் தந்தை செல்வா சொன்ன மறக்காத வார்த்தைகள் "தமிழ் மக்களை இனி அந்தக் கடவுள் தான் காக்கவேண்டும்"

4.0 பழங்களின் அரசன் பலாப்பழம், பழங்களின் அரசி ஆப்பிள் - மங்கோலியா பழமொழி

5.0 Face your problems don’t Facebook your problems.

6.0 When wife says jump, do not ask why, ask how high....

7.0 கீ பேடில் அடுத்தடுத்து R T பட்டன்களை வைத்தவரே, என்னைப் பொறுத்தவரை ஆகச்சிறந்த ட்விட்டர் ரசிகன். # செய்யும் தொழிலே...

8.0 கலைஞர் சொல்வதை இந்த நாட்டு மக்கள் கேட்கும் நேரம் வந்தே விட்டது..... அவர் சொன்ன மாதிரி தூக்கிப் போடுங்கய்யா கடலுக்குள்ளே...

9.0 25 பைசாவை அந்த பெண் "இருபது..ஐந்து..பைசா" என்று சொல்வதற்குள் நமக்கு 1 ரூபாய் போய்டுது! #ஏர்டெல் கஸ்டமர் கேர் கொடுமைகள்!

10.0 ஃபேஸ்புக் போலவே டுவிட்டரிலும் குரூப்புகள் தொடங்கமுடிந்தால்.. தினமும் ஒருகுரூப் ஆரம்பித்து பலரையும் சேர்த்து கடுப்பேத்தலாம்! #வடபோச்சே

11.0 Skywalk on the highest skywalk in the world..

12.0 பாத்ரூமில் ஒரு கரப்பான் கூட்டத்தை அழித்தேன். "இது உயிரினங்களிடையிலான உயிர்பிழைப்பு யுத்தம். நத்திங் பர்சனல்" என்றேன் கடைசி கரப்பானிடம்.

13.0 ஹ்ம்ம்.. இனி ஒரு வாரத்துக்கு யுத்த வெற்றிக் கொண்டாட்டம், கோதாரி என்று கூத்தாடப் போறாங்கள்.. மழையை வரவழைக்க இப்படி ஒரு ஏற்பாடு

14.0 என்ன வெக்கை! நாசமாய்ப்போன வறட்டு சுற்றுச்சூழல் அக்கறைக்காக ஏசியைப் பயன்படுத்த முடியாத இழவெடுப்பிலிருந்து என்றைக்குத்தான் விடிவுகாலமோ!

LinkedIn It’s who you know

To some, it is the most drudgingly boring website since watching – grass- grow.com. To other, it is a razor- sharp recruitment tool transplanting workers from their current jobs into attractive new positions. Linkedin has certainly carved out its niche.

Whatever your view, the “grown up” social networking site Linkedin has carved out its niche. If bebo is the Volkswagen Beetle catering to the puckish trends of the youth market, Facebook a ford Mondeo, popular & reliable, & Twitter a Toyota Prius, beloved of techno – geeks, then LinkedIn is a Lexus – aimed at a small number of the business – minded.

Indeed mention LinkedIn to anyone in the media – an increasingly to anyone in the media – an increasingly closed – shop, cash poor industry - & they’ll look bemused. The website looks unattractive, featuring pages of contract & carrier information in black text on a plain white background. The site only allowed its user to upload profile pictures in 2008. But its founders claim this simplicity explain its success – over three million members in Britain, 65 Million members around the world & over 50 percent of Fortune 100 Companies are now using it as a recruitment tool.

“It’s designed to be functional and effective,” says Kevin Eyres, the network’s European managing director. “Namely, we want people to get what as quickly as possible. If you spend on it it’s not answering that challenge of making you productive. How can I quickly find that expert? How can I quickly find that source of expertise that will help me products, help my business or enable that opportunity? That what we’re aiming at.”

http://www.linkedin.com/

The website was founded in May 2003 in Mountain View, California by former staff form PayPal, Socialnet.com and Yahoo, where LinkedIn’s chief executive Jeff Weiner was one of the company’s most powerful figures. To begin, it took 477 days for it to acquire its first million members. It now at-tracts a million every 12 days, roughly one every second. In part, the site capitalizes on media scare stories that suggest employers check out the Facebook and Twitter profiles of people they are recruiting. LinkedIn creates an environment that is hermetically sealed in professional teams.

 It boasts a search facility so sharp you could open an envelope with it (search by sector, country, region, experience). The site makes money in three ways: through its premium service, in which companies pay to contact people on the site (email addresses are normally withheld). Its advertising reaches everyone form graduates to boardroom level. Lastly, it offers bespoke software solutions to recruitment companies, eager to tap into the 80 per cent of the job market not actively looking for a new role- those often best suited to certain positions.

“It’s aimed at professionals; it’s not Facebook, it’s a professionals business networking site. “Says Mike Butcher, the editor of TechCrunch Europe.

industry professional.”You can have a company pitching to publish then suddenly strike gold & need 50 experienced artists and five designers & seven codes. The project maybe lasts a year or two and then people move company again. The ebb and flow makes it a desperate hire and everyone wants experience workers. There are agency types who used to have to “Know” people have contracts – now they scan Linkedin and chance a spam mail. It’s good and bad news for both parties.

You have to join the world’s most boring social network site but come the day your game gets canned unexpectedly, everyone knows instantly and agents want commission, workers get introduction bonuses and the newly – unemployed want work.”Louise Wiseman, who works in IT, has similar feelings.”Like a lot  of people, I Joined Linkedin a couple of years ago, uploaded my profile and promptly forgot about it apart from accepting people’s connection request as they came through – I’ve never actively ‘used’ the site and I’m sure it has all kinds of features I’m sure it has all kinds of features I’m not aware of, “she says.”It’s not snazzy enough to make to make me want to spend time on it. It is purely functional. In the last few months, through, I’ve been contacted via Linkedin by four recruiters hiring for good roles with large, well-known companies. Unlike most approaches I’ve had in the past these people had done their homework by looking at my profile so they came to me with jobs that matched my experience and skill set.”

In fact, while Linkedin does not suffer from the ambiguity of purpose that vexes users of Twitter & Facebook and is thus, one would have thought, best kept separate from them – its founders have taken steps to increase its user – friendliness. – The independent.

This article was released on “Times of Oman- THURSDAY- July 8-14, 2010