February 06, 2014
Most of today’s workers rely on their mental and social skills. And if those workers don’t get enough sleep, their lethargy, crankiness and poor decision-making will hurt the economy in assorted and significant ways.
For example, one study has shown that “cyberloafing” — wasting time on the web — increases on the day after the start of daylight saving time, when people are short an hour of sleep.