Short sleep does not stay confined to the bedroom. It blunts judgement, skews risk appetite, shortens the fuse, and quietly erodes memory — and for a business owner, all four show up directly in the business, as snap decisions, avoidable friction with staff, and the same decision being relitigated for weeks without ever being made.
Owners sleep badly for reasons specific to the role: being the last one thinking about the business at night, a phone in the bedroom, cash-flow rumination, and a drink used to wind down. A fixed wake time, a written shutdown routine that empties open loops onto paper, sensible light and caffeine timing, and one recurring honest conversation with a peer all help more than they sound like they should. The reward is a calmer, clearer head for the decisions that matter most — including the ones, like sorting out a Will or a shareholders’ agreement, that have been waiting far too long for a rested judgement to finally make them.
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