Letting people decide where and when they'll clock their working hours may help cut sleep deficiency.
“In the absence of sufficient sleep, we are not as attentive or alert, we process information more slowly, miss or misinterpret social and emotional cues, and decision-making is impaired,” says Orfeu M. Buxton, associate professor of biobehavioral health at Penn State.
“For example, we may misjudge risks by undervaluing negative consequences and overvaluing potential rewards.”
About 30 percent of US adults reported not regularly getting a sufficient amount of sleep, a 2012 Centers for Disease Control survey found. Sleep deficiency has been linked to increased risk of automobile crashes, chronic disease, and early mortality.
About 30 percent of US adults reported not regularly getting a sufficient amount of sleep.
