Get more sleep! We hear this often and it is good advice. There are days, however, when we work after getting too little sleep or a night of poor-quality sleep. Christopher M. Barnes discusses what to do to get through the day with a sleep shortage.
Research indicates that sleep deprivation is most harmful to novel tasks, or those which require creativity and innovation”
Source: Harvard Business Review, July 28, 2020. Link. Even a short 20-minute rest can make a meaningful difference in your effectiveness for the rest of the day.