Is it just me, or is getting decent sleep a thing of the past? Some even boast proudly, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead!” Is Facebook contributing to this trend?
Researchers of a study done by University of California-Irvine seem to think so. They linked lack of sleep to browsing social media sites like Facebook. Researchers monitored the sleep and social media habits of 76 UC-Irvine students. They monitored the students’ computer/smart device use. Researchers studied how often the students texted and used social media apps. Students did surveys in the morning and at night on their sleep. The research studied sleep debt, the difference between the amount of sleep needed and the amount actually gotten. The study proved what most people know all along: Not enough sleep leads to people being distracted easier, essentially saying Blame Facebook. Their attention especially goes to the app screen and social media site. One researcher said,??If you?re being distracted, what do you do? You go to Facebook. It?s lightweight, it?s easy, and you?re tired.? This isn’t the first time a like between social media and no sleep has been proven. Another study? proved teens who text with lights off get less sleep and worse grades than those who text with lights on.
All this study proves what common sense should be teaching us. How many times have you found yourself not sleeping at night? You see what people talk about on Facebook or Twitter. You watch You Tube or Netflix. You Snapchat a friend or throw some selfies on Instagram. Next thing you know, it’s an hour or two before you have to wake up. You started the night getting less sleep. You start the next day getting almost none. Do you know how many times I’ve seen a Facebook post saying, “Who else is awake?” Shouldn’t we turn off the computer/smartphone and get a good night sleep for a change? Do you Blame Facebook for your lack of sleep?