Losing your job makes you more likely to sleep too little or far too much. Either is bad for your health ONE OF THE unexpected benefits of lockdown has been some precious extra moments of shut-eye. According to Fitbit, a fitness-tracking firm, American users of its wearable devices got an additional 20 minutes of sleep … Continue reading
Economists have largely ignored the effects of sleep on health and human capital. The medical literature provides extensive evidence of the association between sleep deprivation and health. However, most of these studies do not attempt to analyze the causal relationship between sleep duration and health outcomes. Furthermore, we know relatively little about the effects of … Continue reading
For many people, daylight savings time is less about “spring forward” and more about falling behind…their sleep schedule. And many of us can’t afford to lose out on any more sleep. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder, over half of workers (58 percent) feel they don’t get enough sleep, and 61 percent say lack … Continue reading
Sleep (mis)management, at one level, is obviously an individual issue, part of a larger energy-management challenge that also includes other forms of mental relaxation, such as mindfulness and meditation, as well as nutrition and physical activity. But in an increasingly hyperconnected world, in which many companies now expect their employees to be on call and … Continue reading