catching up” on weekends. Unfortunately, science shows this rarely works. Studies reveal that it can take four days to recover from just one hour of lost sleep. In other words, irregular patterns confuse your body more than they heal it.
What your brain truly craves is consistency. Going to bed and waking up at the same time every day sets your internal clock like a reliable metronome. Sleeping in late once a week won’t reset your rhythm — it will only make Monday mornings worse.
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