Our Internal Biological Clock
- If we want to get more out of each day, we might need to consider synchronizing with our own internal body clock, working according to our peak periods of creativity, energy and activity.
- Our biological clock controls most of our body’s functions, like the circadian rhythms that manage the sleep and wake cycles.
- People working in shifts, for example, are thrown off their natural clocks, and experience fatigue, jet lag or sleep disturbances.
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