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8 bad habits that are ruining your sleep

May 14, 2016, 17:30 IST

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A good night's sleep has the power to increase productivity, happiness, smart decision-making, and unlock bigger ideas.

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Conversely, research shows there's a direct correlation between getting less sleep and workplace inefficiency.

The prefrontal cortex, where the problem-solving functions of the brain are housed, is degraded if we don't get enough sleep.

Working when you're sleep-deprived "we now know is the cognitive equivalent of coming to work drunk," Arianna Huffington, author of "The Sleep Revolution" and The Huffington Post editor-in-chief, tells Business Insider.

The trick for getting enough sleep is planning ahead and not letting bad habits sabotage you.

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These behaviors are setting you up for a bad night's sleep:

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