Meditation has the power to help you focus, improve your ability to concentrate, and even be used as a tool to overcome procrastination if practiced consistently of course. It may be hard to believe that sitting on the ground, breathing deeply, and closing your eyes for a few minutes a day can actually have such a transformative effect on your brain. Meditation is a great practice to reduce stress and increase happiness, but it’s not necessarily true that it also helps you focus.

We know that sleep plays a vital role in learning and memory, with brain activity patterns related to newly acquired information being “replayed” during certain stages of sleep to consolidate it. So how does sleep deprivation affect your mind? Read on to learn more about chronic sleep deprivation and your mental health.