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Does procrastination cause sleep deprivation?

Does procrastination cause sleep deprivation?

Those who put off annoying tasks are also more likely to go to bed later than planned.

Less sleep
We sleep an hour less on average than 40 years ago. A considerable reduction, which is probably caused, among other things, by the 24-hour society, work pressure and stress.

In your own hands
Yet the researchers at the University of Utrecht believe that we largely have it in our own hands. Our procrastination is one of the reasons we go to bed too late.

Procrastination
According to health psychologist Floor Kroese, one of the researchers, we prefer to watch another episode of our favorite series. And with that, we think she hits the nail on the head.

Do you recognize yourself in this?

Did you know…
Half of the Dutch go to bed later than planned at least once a week.