Studies indicate people slept up to 20% more during the past lockdowns but are not typically sleeping better.
Sleep is of course important for physical health, with poor sleep linked to heart disease and a number of cancers. Lack of sleep can also lead to poorer mental health. Recent research has shown that sleeping well even doubles the efficacy of a vaccination. There is research showing that whether we are a morning or evening person is very much influenced by our genes, and you can do a gene test to find out your disposition. This is quite costly and time consuming, but there is a simple quiz (called: MEQ) that you can do to find out your disposition and it is apparently almost as accurate as the genetic test (according
to the New Scientist)!
I guess you probably know your answer, but this quiz also tells you to what degree you are naturally set up to be better in the morning or evening. I hope it helps you to get better quality sleep and even better performance.
