Sleep plays an important role in your physical health and mental well-being. It’s as important as eating healthy and exercising. Regular, good quality sleep is important for brain functioning and work performance.
Wakefit.co, a sleep solutions startup based in Bengaluru, in its Great Indian Sleep Scorecard 2019, reveals that 80% of people feel sleepy at work one-three days a week due to lack of proper sleep at night.
It says sleep has a significant effect on maintaining workplace wellness and ultimately impacts mood and productivity. The survey also shows that an alarming 59% of people sleep after 11:00 pm, far exceeding the ideal sleep time of 10:30 pm recommended by sleep experts.
Here are more findings from the survey.
Sleep patterns:
29% - People get only 6-7 hours of sleep
59% - Sleep after 11:00 pm, exceeding the ideal time of 10:30 pm
44% - Of people under 18 years in tier-1 cities suffer from back pain
31% - Millennials in tier-1 cities feel tired in the morning on waking up
28% - Millennials in tier-2 cities feel tired when they wake up
75% - Between ages 25-30 feel sleepy at work at least 1-3 days/week
What keeps people up at night
16% - Working on bed with laptops/smartphones
19% - Looking at social media feeds
21% - Worrying about work/finances
27% - Watching shows on laptops/smartphones
7% - Spouse/partner’s sleeping habits (snoring, tossing and turning)
The millennial conundrum
30% - Millennials wake up feeling tired in the morning
27% - Millennials stay up at night streaming shows and binge-watching
10% - Increase in addiction to binge-watching over the past year
Workplace wellness
51% - People go to bed between 11:00 pm & 1:00 am on working days
37% - People are up at night working on laptops and smartphones or worrying about work and finances
What's changed from 2018 to 2019?
7% - Increase in people going to bed between 12:00 am and 1:00 am
2% - Decrease in people complaining of back pain over the last year
10% - People believe that avoiding laptops and smartphones before sleeping can improve their quality of sleep
8% - Increase in people feeling sleepy at work everyday