2023-06-15 10:13:20
You don’t have to be a graduated meteorologist to determine that it has been very hot in the Netherlands in recent days – and there are many more to come. As a result, most people sleep less well at night. And that unfortunately has consequences for your performance during the day.
Implications
From research of CareerBuilder shows that one in five employees sleep an average of five hours a night – even when the weather is not hot. Now we will not pretend to be saints ourselves, we too have had a short night. But apparently you already experience negative consequences if you have one bad night.
Jeanne Duffy, neuroscientist and assistant professor of medicine at Harvard, says that people who sleep less than seven hours suffer from mild sleep deprivation. “You will probably deny it and claim that you are fine, but if we tested your work you would see a difference,” she says. HuffPost. In what ways do you notice you haven’t slept enough? We list them for you.
1. Distracted faster
Do you keep switching from tab to tab and have a hard time concentrating on one task? That is a result of sleep deprivation. “Your brain tries to keep you awake by constantly looking for distractions,” explains Duffy. This can make you more difficult concentrate on your work.
2. More anxious
Too little sleep can suddenly make the world seem much scarier. If you are a little on edge feel at work, this could be because of this. Researchers at the University of California confirm this. They got a number of healthy test subjects to sleep well one night, and then one night too short. After a night of poor sleep, the participants’ anxiety levels were 30 percent higher. Half of the subjects even reached the levels of people with anxiety disorders.
3. Gloomier mood
It only takes a few hours of sleep deprivation to completely change your mood. And while we don’t need proof to believe this, a study by Journal of Experimental Psychology this bad result. They examined a group of people who were getting too little sleep. The participants experienced more anger and distress from everyday nuisances such as a barking dog or an uncomfortable shirt.
4. Shorter fuse
Too little sleep results in a short fuse. “When people are sleep-deprived or sleep less well, the part of the brain that controls responsibility and self-control functions particularly poorly,” says Christopher Barnesmanagement researcher. His research also found that this makes employees more irritable and impatient.
5. Taking bigger risks
An unexpected side effect of sleep deprivation is increased risk taking. This is shown by research by Annals of Neurology. They examined a group of people between the ages of 18 and 28 who got just five hours a night during the week. They compared this with another group who rested eight hours a night. Finally, they were asked to choose between the safe option of receiving a fixed amount or betting on a higher amount. And you guessed it, the sleepy individuals were more likely to choose the risky option.
Source: HuffPost | Image: Adobe Stock
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