Mindfulness can reduce exhaustion in entrepreneurs

Just 10 minutes of daily mindfulness exercises, such as meditation, can help entrepreneurs replenish their energy when they can not afford the time for adequate sleep, scientists say.

Entrepreneurship can be exhilarating, but it also can be difficult, stressful and tiring work.

"You can't replace sleep with mindfulness exercises, but they might help compensate and provide a degree of relief," said Charles Murnieks, an assistant professor at Oregon State University in the US.

"As little as 70 minutes a week, or 10 minutes a day, of mindfulness practice may have the same benefits as an extra 44 minutes of sleep a night," Murnieks said.

The research, published in the Journal of Business Venturing, explore ways entrepreneurs deal with the exhaustion that comes with the work