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What Distractions Do To Your Brain & What You Never Knew About Your Pharmacy

Something You Should Know

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Are You Half Asleep?

When you sleep, all sorts of processes take place that are essential for focus and attention. When you don't get at least seven hours sleep at night, your brain doesn't get to clean itself. This is why people who sleep less are much more likely to become get dimensolated later in life. But also really screws your attention. If you stay awake for 19 hours, which doesn't sound like very much, your attention suffers as much as if you had got legally drunk. So a lot of us are just profoundly impaired because we're not getting enough sleep.

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