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Employees who are sleep-deprived are more prone to errors, slower decision-making and decreased productivity.
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Mike Ott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If you're sleep-deprived, an extra push may not feel worth it.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
The Cost Of Sleep Deprivation In The Workplace When employees are chronically sleep-deprived, every aspect of organizational performance suffers: morale, communication, focus, creativity, and long-term retention.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Ghrelin, an appetite stimulant, rises when you are sleep-deprived, and leptin decreases.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
You may be stressed out, sleep-deprived, or eating poorly.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2025
John Magaro is terrific as Jarrett, a once-in-a-generation talent who was sleep-deprived, suffering from acute back pain and disdainful of the inferior instrument on which he was expected to perform.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The basketball player Wilt Chamberlain was chronically sleep-deprived.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
While this may result in short-term harmony, the child will eventually end up sleep-deprived and unable to focus in class.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Mike Ott, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
If you're sleep-deprived, an extra push may not feel worth it.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 28 Mar. 2025
The Cost Of Sleep Deprivation In The Workplace When employees are chronically sleep-deprived, every aspect of organizational performance suffers: morale, communication, focus, creativity, and long-term retention.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Ghrelin, an appetite stimulant, rises when you are sleep-deprived, and leptin decreases.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
You may be stressed out, sleep-deprived, or eating poorly.
—Julia Ries, Outside Online, 27 Feb. 2025
John Magaro is terrific as Jarrett, a once-in-a-generation talent who was sleep-deprived, suffering from acute back pain and disdainful of the inferior instrument on which he was expected to perform.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The basketball player Wilt Chamberlain was chronically sleep-deprived.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
While this may result in short-term harmony, the child will eventually end up sleep-deprived and unable to focus in class.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Sleep-deprived.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep-deprived. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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