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Sleep Deprivation: The Hidden Enemy of Well-Being

9/25/2025

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Sleep deprivation heightens anxiety, impairs decision-making, and reduces empathy, according to Dr. Chatterjee.
He avoids checking emails on his phone to reduce stress, a habit after observing his father's chronic stress.
Chatterjee says technology erodes natural moments of relaxation, contrasting with pre-internet work-life balance.
He reserves Sundays for family time, a shift from his father's work habits.

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Sleep deprivation heightens anxiety, impairs decision-making, and reduces empathy, according to Dr. Chatterjee.
He avoids checking emails on his phone to reduce stress, a habit after observing his father's chronic stress.
Chatterjee says technology erodes natural moments of relaxation, contrasting with pre-internet work-life balance.
He reserves Sundays for family time, a shift from his father's work habits.