If you’re concerned about how energy drinks are affecting your sleep and stress, here’s what you can do.
First of all, think back over the past month. On average, how well did you sleep on a scale of 1-10. One being “Absolutely Awful”. Ten being “Absolutely Wonderful”. Think about how easily and how fast you fell asleep. How many times did you get up during the night? Think about how you felt when you woke up. In other words, if you got 8 hours of sleep, did you feel like you got 8 hours of sleep.
Second, think about your average stress level over the past month. There were probably some wonderful days and some awful days, but think about the average. How stressed were you on a scale of 1 to 10? Think about the stress from your workload, conflict with a team member or manager, not feeling prepared, or not having clear directions.
Finally, think about how many cups of coffee or cans of energy drinks you had on an average day.
Now you have all three data points: your sleep, your stress, and your caffeine. This is a simplified explanation of this study was done. You can use this data to see whether you need to make a change.
Here’s what to do next.