My guest blogger, Miguel Vilas, is talking about the lack of sleep and its consequences. He writes:
Most people have heard that the average teen needs 9-10 hours of sleep every night and adults typically need anywhere from 7 to 9. But on average, most people do not get enough sleep to the point of feeling rested. Not getting the recommended hours of sleep can have a negative impact on adults in the workplace and also on teens at school.
When people are overtired, they can have a bad attitude at work toward costumers or coworkers. They might give the minimum effort needed for a task or be careless and make mistakes. This also applies to kids at school who can’t focus because they are too tired. Some will fall asleep in class while others will take a nap after school rather than doing homework.
So what can we do? A majority of Americans lack sleep for all different kinds of reasons, but most of those can be controlled. Many people tend to watch television for an extreme amount of time (bingeing on Netflix or Hulu series); others are on their laptop or iPhone. 
All of these are distractions that can be prevented by simply turning them off. By doing this you will get the correct amount of sleep that is required and the results will be noticed immediately. Lack of sleep is a major problem but can be solved fairly simply.
girl in the middle 
as someone who suffers from lack of sleep and seeing it effect me at work i can totally agree with this blog. its so true that is so easily fixed, but yet so hard to do so.
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I continuously let myself lose the recommended amount of sleep on a daily basis, and I am always able to tell when I haven’t had enough rest. Sleep is highly overlooked and not taken seriously by many people today. Before people go to sleep, they shouldn’t be on phones, computers, or watching television. Instead, people should allow their eyes to focus in on sleeping rather than an electronic device. This will allow a person to sleep a lot more peacefully and feel better the next day.
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I totally agree that without the appropriate amount of sleep you are not at your best. Students need their sleep so they can do their best in school and adults need their sleep so they can do their best at work. I need to have a better sleep schedule for myself.
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I definitely agree about the idea that we aren’t getting enough sleep on average. I know personally, with multiple assignments and other things, I tend to not get as much sleep as I could. Procrastinating also doesn’t help as we put off the work that we need to do instead of doing it when we have time. This forces us to cram to get things done, often resulting in late nights.
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