Taking ‘revenge’ for a busy schedule by procrastinating at bedtime can backfire on your health

Behaviours associated with bedtime procrastination commonly include watching television and using one's smartphone to play games and shop online. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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SINGAPORE – Account executive Gwendolyn Goh would sleep at close to 1am, and then regret it when she had to drag herself out of bed for work at 6.30am.

The 28-year-old usually returns home from work at 8pm or 10pm if she meets her friends for dinner or goes for yoga classes. 

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