Type and the always on culture
Being part of the always-on culture leads to higher stress levels, greater conflict, more distractions, and increased difficulty focusing.
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BITC Report: Your job can be good for you
55% of workers feel they can’t switch off from work (e.g. they feel pressure to check work emails or calls outside working hours).
Fatigue-related impairment in the speed, accuracy and variability of psychomotor performance: comparison with blood alcohol levels
17 hours of sustained wakefulness, such as a long day in the office, has been shown to result in behavioural changes equivalent to drinking 2 glasses of wine.
After 24 hours, you may act as if you have drunk 4 glasses of wine. Diminished cognitive performance can have huge repercussions for professionals whose jobs demand critical attention to detail, such as surgeons, pilots, and drivers.