You Snooze, You Win: How a Lack of Sleep Can Hold Back Your Weight Loss

http://vitals.lifehacker.com/you-snooze-you-win-how-a-lack-of-sleep-can-hold-back-1736338596

Sleep Deprivation Sabotages Willpower and Decision-Making

A primary learning point from the article is that a lack of sleep significantly depletes your willpower. When you're sleep-deprived, your brain's ability to make sound decisions and resist temptation is dulled. This can manifest in poor food choices, as you're more likely to give in to cravings for sugary snacks. In a professional context, this diminished self-control can translate to procrastination, difficulty focusing, and making impulsive decisions that could negatively impact your work and career progression.

The happy secret to better work - Shawn Achor

The Flawed Formula for Success

The central learning point is that our common belief about success is backward. We tend to think, "If I work harder, I'll be more successful, and then I'll be happy." Achor argues this is a broken model because every time we hit a success, our brain changes the goalpost for what success looks like. This puts happiness over the cognitive horizon, always out of reach.