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"Nowadays, many people spend less and less time at home. What are the *causes* of this? What are the *effects* of this on individuals and on the society?"

#people #time #home #*causes* #*effects* #individuals #society
In recent times, there is an increasing trend in the way individuals spend less
time
 in their houses.
This
 may be due to their
work
 schedules and distance from their
work
 places. One of the
reason
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reasons
 why people hardly have
time
 to spend in the abodes is due to their responsibilities in their
work places
a place where work is done
workplaces
. A lot of them are so tied up with
work
 and they may have
deadline
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a deadline
deadlines
 to meet so they will have to stay back after regular
work
 hours to finish up.
For example
, a person that has a proposal to submit the
next
 day may decide to start back at
work
 so as to avoid distractions at
home
 to ensure that it is ready when needed Another reason why individuals spend less
time
 at
home
 is because of the distance from their house to their
work place
a place where work is done
workplace
, most of them live very far from where they
work
 and
this
 is
as a result
 of lack of funds to get apartments close to their
work place
a place where work is done
workplace
 due to high cost or bad roads that makes their homes very difficult to assess. Not spending
time
 at
home
 as much as possible affects these people in severe ways.
Firstly
, it leads to a reduced quality of life due to stress, lack of rest and
insufficent
of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
insufficient
 sleep. Scientists
has recorded
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have recorded
 that sleep and rest rejuvenates the system and improve mental
health so when
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health, so when
 an individual lacks it, they may start having mental disorders and negative psychological issues.
Furthermore
, spending less
time
 at
home
 can deprive a person of some family love and oneness. It is very paramount for individuals to socialise with family, friends and people
around but
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around, but
 if there is no
time
 to build these relationships,
such
 individual might end up alone, depressed with no one to share burdens with. In conclusion,
although
 there are several reasons why people don't spend
time
 in their houses, it is important that they consider the effects
such
 as low quality of life and the possibility of mental stress and adjust their lives positively.
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