According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 30% and 40% of Americans don’t get adequate sleep. Experts describe adequate sleep as at least seven hours of restful sleep every night. Workplace anxiety is the most common cause of sleeplessness. Insomnia may also result from the mere fact of working longer hours.
A 2008 poll found that Americans spend at least four extra working hours every week. That may not seem like much, especially if you only view it from the perspective of the incentives that come with working extra hours. However, sleep deprivation could spell danger for people already trapped in the 9 – 5 rat race. But why is it convenient to sacrifice our precious sleep time at the altar of hefty paychecks? That question shall be the focus of this post.