People sleep less than they used to in the past. What do you think is the reason behind this? What are the effects on individuals?

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people

sleep fewer hours than they did many years ago.

This

is because we tend to work longer hours compared to the past, and

this

results in fatigue and

depression

. People tend to sleep less compared to the past because they are expected to work more.

This

is because the job market is more competitive than ever before and workers have to get more done or they may fell behind or be placed by someone else.

This

means that people have to get up earlier and do not return home until late in the evening,

thus

cutting into their sleep.

Furthermore

, they do not have time to relax and

this

disrupts their sleep pattern.

For example

, a recent study showed that the average employee works 2.4 hours more than average workers in the 1970s. There are two main effects for individuals caused by

this

phenomenon, which are fatigue and

depression

.

Firstly

, people who are sleep lesser than human average sleeping hours will easier to feel tired. Not only can it reduce their work efficiency, but

also

decrease their immune system and cause more diseases.

Secondly

,

depression

is usually caused by insufficient rest time. According to the research, humans have

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igh chance to get

depression

if they do not have enough sleep hours.

By contrast

, those people who sleep more than 8 hours per day

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happier. In conclusion, working longer hours is the main reason caused people

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leep fewer than before,

this

routine may give rise to fatigue and

depression

.