Americans Agree One Night of Bad Sleep Can 'Derail Their Week'

A new study reveals that over 50% of Americans agree that just one bad night of sleep can "derail their entire week." According to SWNS, the study was conducted by One Poll for Temper-Pedic and the results are generally pretty bad news for most Americans. Some of the other standout stats include:

Most respondents are not going to bed until two hours after they feel they should.
Over 40% of those polled did not know Doctors say you should sleep in a room colder than 70 degrees.
44% believe the myth that taking a nap the day after a bad nights sleep can help them catch up on their sleep.
Half of respondents were aware that oversleeping can be linked to decreased work productivity.
I'm so good at sleep that it's not even funny, no is laughing, that's how unfunny it is. I get my R.E.M. sleep, in a cold room, I sleep 6-8 hours a night and I don't fight the feeling when it is time to sleep.

However, sleeping so good has its pitfalls for me personally. My job is such that I wake up at 3:30 am and I'm at the office by 4 am. This means I have to be asleep between 7-8 pm each night to get proper sleep and there are people in my life who don't love that I do that.

I guess some people would prefer that I drag ass, am not at the top of my game or can't focus properly. That will have to remain their (Erica's) problem because I am a shell of a human being without the proper sleep.

It takes extreme mental energy to do a radio show where you make the most obvious of observations all morning. I need to see the penis jokes before my competition. When the penis story presents my head needs to be filled with 18-24 penis jokes by the time the first paragraph is over.

I'd be doing myself and the listening audience a massive disservice by not knocking out at 7 or 8 and that cannot be. I'm actually exhausted right now, gotta go.