why do we have less sleep?

Vivo Bonito
By Vivo Bonito

can we blame it on the Industrial Revolution? Or maybe on the light bulb? Ever since man met machine, sleep has been on the skids.

Seduced by hanging on a 24-hour bars, the Internet. Today, people have plenty of diversions to keep them wired and alert. The biggest sleep robber of all, however, is work—the puritan ethic gone haywire in an era of global markets. To accommodate the relentless pressure for productivity, we're sleeping less and spending less time in social and leisure pursuits; the resulting stress can steal away even more sleep. To some degree, we can sacrifice sleep to oblige other demands on our time, but we pay a high price for the privilege.

Everyone has a troubled night sometimes, or even a run of them, which happens to the average person. It's part of being human, subject to stress and worry... But it's what we do in response to it, experts say, that determines whether we will wind up with chronic insomnia. It turns out that the best thing to do in response to about of sleeplessness is often, well... nothing at all.

By Kareena74• 30 Jun 2008 09:03
Kareena74

I don't think that any sensible person would sacrifice their sleep over anything. No one works at night, do they? Unless you are in one of those professions which requires you to work in shifts. Most normal working people work 8 hours a day and then get home, spend time with their families and then like good people, they all go to bed by 9 or 9.30 so that they all can wake up fresh in the morning. At least that is what I do, my family does and my friends and their families on a normal working week.

By lovinni• 30 Jun 2008 08:59
lovinni

is this the coming of age...before i used to sleep more than 8 hours. now when i reach home i try to avoid being hooked online, just watch TV to help me sleep. yet i wake up early. each day i get only 5-6 hours of sleep. on weekends too no matter i want to stay bed late i wake up early. why is this? iwant to sleep more...

I think I've discovered the secret of life - you just hang around until you get used to it.  ~Charles Schulz

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