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Sleep18 October 20265 min read

Your sleep shows up at work: lessons from 2.1 million nights

A Japanese study tracked the sleep of 79,048 employees for 28 days. Those who lost the least at work slept 7 to 8 hours, and kept a steady clock.

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Hydration18 October 20265 min read
Short on water before a stressful meeting, and not thirsty at all
Low drinkers felt as tense as big drinkers in a staged job interview. Their stress hormone rose more, and they were no thirstier.
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Concentration18 October 20264 min read
Interrupted every two minutes: what that does to deep work
The average worker is now interrupted 275 times a day. Research on attention residue, the part of your mind left on the last task, shows the cost.
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