As we transition back to normal, we should consider the growing body of evidence that suggests that scheduling the workday to optimize sleep cycles would be better for everyone’s physical and psychological health. (From 2021)
Some of the sleep cycle is influenced by external conditions. Sunlight cues the body to wake up, so being in a room with blackout curtains makes it much harder to wake up than if you were in a room where light streams in at dawn. Similarly, when it’s time to go to bed, dimming the house helps your body understand it’s time to rest.
A person’s genetic sleep traits combine to create a chronotype. An “early chronotype” is essentially a morning person, eager to wake up with the sun and head to bed early, while a “late chronotype” wants to stay up into the night and wake up later. People’s sleep hours range widely:that in the United States they vary by nearly 10 hours. That means that a 9 am work start time could be a very different biological reality for some workers.
But for jobs that once required a more typical 9-to-5, maybe it’s the workplace that can adapt. Boivin says that the growth of teleworking, especially during the pandemic, could help give workers more scheduling choices. She’s already experimenting with this. Bovin directs the Centre for Study and Treatment of Circadian Rhythms at Douglas Mental Health University Institute, and her lab offers flexible hours to students and trainees.
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