Overview
- Betterfly’s Health Survey reports that 71% of workers rate their sleep as poor, with only 15% saying they sleep well.
- Researchers warn that deficient sleep elevates stress, weakens concentration and decision-making, reduces productivity, and raises accident risk at work.
- Specialists call on employers to curb excessive workloads, structure shifts responsibly, respect off-hours boundaries, provide brief recovery breaks or nap spaces, and enforce Mexico’s NOM‑035, with leaders modeling healthy norms.
- Warning signs cited for workers include daytime sleepiness, nodding off in meetings, frequent forgetfulness, heightened emotional reactivity, and morning headaches.
- Sleep experts highlight cognitive and behavioral fixes: Nuria Roure flags five common false beliefs that perpetuate insomnia, while Pablo Ferrero advises 7–9 hours of sleep, discourages long naps, and asserts that cortisol from short sleep can drive substantial weight gain.