Common behaviours of bedtime procrastination

Research differentiates between bedtime procrastination (procrastination before going to bed) and while-in-bed procrastination. In both cases, there are three common behaviours to pay attention to:

• Delay: Going to bed later than you intended.
• No valid reason: There are good reasons for staying up later than planned, such as attending to a sick loved one, but sometimes we don't have a valid reason.
• Awareness: Knowing that your actions will have negative consequences.

Sleep loss is more common due to increased working hours and an emphasis on active leisure. As a result, people tend to compromise their nightly sleep, becoming chronically sleep-deprived.

Studies show that people can't learn to manage with less sleep. Too little sleep will...