Have you had a bad night? Then you better avoid these 5 things.
When you are tired, you are more likely to make impulsive choices. In addition, your hunger hormones are less balanced when you are tired and therefore you feel hungry faster. In short:you succumb more quickly to something tasty.
Read also: 'Why getting enough sleep is important'
Fatigue can cause emotions to run unnecessarily high. The advice 'never go to bed with an argument' is often true, but even in that case it may be better to sleep on it, for example if one of you is overtired.
If you have the opportunity, it is wise to leave difficult tasks until a time when you are less tired. It's easy to make a mistake, especially when you're tired, and it's better to avoid it.
Taking a long car ride on your own is not such a good idea. Get out on the road, make sure you stay really alert and take plenty of breaks.
We often feel that we are still functioning well despite our poor night's sleep, but studies show otherwise:even after one bad night, our performance is worse. After a longer period in which we sleep badly, that effect only increases.