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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Sleeping in when you work from home does more harm than good. Here’s why.

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On the days I work from home I admit I am more likely to hit the snooze one or two more times because I know it won’t take me as long to get ready for work. But this Wall Street Journal article suggests that I and other hybrid workers who do this should rethink the habit. It comes down to the fact that we’re operating on a 24-hour cycle every day and it behooves us to maintain a consistent routine, which means waking up and going to bed at about the same times each day even if you could sleep longer because you slept poorly or because it’s a remote work day. If an irregular sleep schedule becomes the norm, it can lead to “social jet lag,” where there is a mismatch between an individual’s biological clock and social clock. As hybrid work become more popular, it’s shown we have to mold parts of our life outside of work to this new lifestyle too.