Sleep

 According to doctors, it is necessary to sleep 8-9 hours in order to be well rested and to maximize your productivity the next day. However, people seldom follow this recommendation. In fact, nowadays people sleep less and less, so we can perceive an increase in the number of cases related to sleep disorders , which has also grown exponentially after the lastest lockdown.

This lack of sleep is greatly affected by some factors, such as the blue lights of our screens, which have been proven to reduce the production of melatonin, leading into difficulties to fall asleep. These lights wouldn't be a problem if we did't use our smartphones or tablets two hours before going to bed, but the reality is that it's become a habit to check them right before sleeping.

Another factor is our diet, not only caffeine affects our sleep, but also fizzy drinks and sugar. So if we consume large amounts of that we will have trouble switching off.

Furthermore. Last lockdown completely modified our sleep schedule; we used to go to bed at 10pm one day and the next one at 3am, depending whether we were hooked on a good Netflix show or not. Some of us have got used to the routine again, but some others are having difficulties trying to adapt themselves.

Also, the concern of getting infected is making harder to sleep for some people.

To conclude, it could be said that we should make an effort to sleep at least 8 hours, because it has many benefices for our health and it will improve our concentration.