Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
A good night’s sleep is so important for your health and for simply getting through the day. Not getting enough rest can be dangerous in certain situations. That’s why long-haul truckers and pilots have limits on how many consecutive hours they can spend on the road or in the air. Anyone operating something as big as an 18-wheeler or passenger jet needs to be refreshed and sharp.
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Have you ever done anything weird when you were sleep-deprived? I once tried to answer the phone with an invisible receiver. I had just nodded off after an all-nighter in college. The phone rang and I lifted my empty hand up to my ear and said, “Hello.” That’s when I knew I needed to call it day and go to bed.
Answering invisible telephones is just one of the signs that you might not be getting enough sleep. If you try to wear a chair like a backpack, you should immediately put your head down on a pillow. That’s what happened to this poor little guy after an especially taxing day at school:
