How sleep debt shows up at work
Enough sleep is not a luxury
Chronic short sleep reduces focus, patience, and decision quality.
Short sleep is more than tiredness
When sleep stays below need for many days, the body compensates by lowering sharpness. People get irritable in meetings, miss details, and reach for caffeine later in the day.
Sleep is work that needs a calendar, not whatever is left when the tasks end.
Minh Tran, MPH
Three small changes before overhauling a life
Keep wake time more consistent than bedtime, dim screens in the last 30 minutes, and keep the room dark and cool. These are easier to keep than forcing an abrupt early night.