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How Your Bedtime Is Affecting Your Job Performance

Tips for Coping with Work When You Have a Sleep Disorder

Night Owl or Lark?

"In delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) the body's clock runs several hours late," says Mansbach. "The person cannot fall asleep until very late (typically 2 a.m. to 6 a.m.), and needs to sleep correspondingly late in the morning." That sounds like an extreme night owl.

"Advanced sleep phase disorder is the opposite: the body's clock is early," says Mansbach. "A person falls asleep early in the evening, and awakens very early, often at 3 or 4 a.m.," he adds. Now that sounds like a true lark.  

He continues, "In non-24-hour sleep-wake disorder, the body's clock runs longer than 24 hours. The person falls asleep later and later every day, and her sleep time progresses around the clock. There are other circadian rhythm sleep disorders: irregular sleep-wake disorder, and extreme forms of jet lag and shift work disorders."

 

  • Nancy Ancowitz

    Nancy Ancowitz is a business communication coach specializing in career advancement and presentation skills. She is the author of Self-Promotion for Introverts(R): The Quiet Guide to Getting Ahead, a Publishers Weekly "best book" selection. Read more...