About this session
Sleep plays an important role in attention, learning, memory and clear thinking. It helps the brain prepare to take in new information and supports the processing and stabilization of what has already been learned.
When sleep is too short, disrupted or inconsistent, people may find it harder to concentrate, retain details, solve problems and recognize mistakes.
This session begins with the practical realities of mental performance at work. Participants explore how to prepare for demanding days, structure learning and complex tasks, reduce avoidable cognitive overload and respond more effectively after a difficult night.
The session then introduces the essential science connecting sleep with memory and cognition.
Participants learn why working or studying later is not always productive, how accumulated sleep loss can affect performance, and when persistent memory, concentration or sleep problems require professional support rather than further productivity techniques.
What your people take away
- Build practical sleep and recovery routines that support focus, learning and memory
- Recognize how insufficient sleep can affect attention, judgment and emotional control
- Structure demanding work and learning around periods of stronger mental alertness
- Use breaks, light, movement, caffeine and naps more deliberately
- Recognize when persistent cognitive or sleep concerns require professional assessment
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Protect Your Mental PerformanceA focused 30-minute session on three key points from Protect Your Mental Performance: match important work to your best hours, prepare the brain before learning and make information easier to remember.
- Match important work to your best hours
- Prepare the brain before learning
- Make information easier to remember
Covers 3 of 4 points in Protect Your Mental Performance.
60 minutes
60 Minutes — Module 1: Protect Your Mental PerformanceThe 60-minute session gives participants a practical framework for preparing for cognitively demanding work, protecting attention, strengthening recall and making safer decisions after poor sleep.
- Module 1: Protect Your Mental Performance
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 3 parts: Protect Your Mental Performance.
90 minutes
90 Minutes — Modules 1 and 2: Strengthen Focus, Learning and RecallThe 90-minute session adds deeper personal application. Participants map where tiredness affects their performance, redesign how they approach learning and complex tasks, and build recovery strategies for demanding or disrupted weeks.
- Module 1: Protect Your Mental Performance
- Module 2: Build Better Focus, Learning and Recovery Habits
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 3 parts: Protect Your Mental Performance and Build Better Focus, Learning and Recovery Habits.
3 hours
Covers all 3 parts.
Full day
Full Day — Modules 1, 2 and 3: Practical Performance and the Science of MemoryThe full-day session combines practical performance planning with accessible sleep science. Participants explore how memories are formed and strengthened, understand the effects of repeated sleep loss and create a sustainable personal strategy for learning, focus and recovery.
- Module 1: Protect Your Mental Performance
- Module 2: Build Better Focus, Learning and Recovery Habits
- Module 3: Understand How Sleep Supports Memory and Thinking
- Live Q&A
Covers all 3 parts, in more depth, with more time to practice.
What’s covered
Protect Your Mental Performance
Every length- Match important work to your best hoursParticipants identify when their concentration, memory and decision-making are usually strongest and weakest across the day.
- Prepare the brain before learningParticipants build a practical preparation routine for training, studying or absorbing new information.
- Make information easier to rememberParticipants practice simple techniques such as retrieval, summarizing, spacing and explaining information in their own words.
- Plan for work after a bad nightParticipants identify which tasks become riskier when attention and judgment are reduced, including driving, complex decisions, detailed checking and emotionally charged conversations.
Build Better Focus, Learning and Recovery Habits
90 minutes and longer- Map where tiredness affects your workParticipants review a typical working day and identify where tiredness shows up through distraction, forgotten details, slower thinking, repeated checking or avoidable errors.
- Use breaks before performance collapsesParticipants explore how shorter periods of concentrated work, movement and genuine mental breaks can help protect attention.
- Use caffeine, light and naps with a purposeParticipants compare common alertness tools and decide when each may be helpful or disruptive.
- Protect recovery after intense mental workParticipants create a transition from cognitively demanding work into recovery.
Understand How Sleep Supports Memory and Thinking
3 hours and longer- Sleep helps prepare the brain to learnThe facilitator explains how adequate sleep supports attention and the brain's ability to form new memories.
- Sleep helps strengthen what you have learnedParticipants explore how sleep contributes to memory consolidation, helping newly learned information become more stable and accessible.
- Poor sleep affects more than memoryThe facilitator explores how sleep deficiency may affect attention, decision-making, creativity and the ability to recognize errors.
- Know when performance tips are not enoughParticipants consider persistent memory changes, severe daytime sleepiness, ongoing insomnia, loud snoring, breathing pauses and repeated difficulty functioning as reasons to seek appropriate assessment.
Who it’s for
- Employees who want practical sleep and recovery habits that support focus and memory
- People in learning-heavy, detail-focused or decision-intensive roles
- Teams managing demanding workloads, training periods or cognitively intense projects
- Workplace wellbeing programs focused on sleep, cognitive performance and sustainable productivity
- Anyone wanting to distinguish practical performance strategies from clinical sleep or cognitive support
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Sleep, Memory and Mental Performance
How long is Sleep, Memory and Mental Performance?
Sleep, Memory and Mental Performance runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers three key points from Protect Your Mental Performance: match important work to your best hours, prepare the brain before learning and make information easier to remember. A 60-minute session covers Protect Your Mental Performance in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Build Better Focus, Learning and Recovery Habits. A 3-hour session adds Understand How Sleep Supports Memory and Thinking. A full-day session covers everything, in more depth, with more time to practice.
Can Sleep, Memory and Mental Performance be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Sleep, Memory and Mental Performance?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Sleep, Memory and Mental Performance to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.