Did you get a poor night’s sleep last night? The best way to recover – tell yourself you didn’t!
A new study found how much our mood can be affected. And after a bad night’s sleep, just thinking you had a good one might benefit you more than if you did!
Researchers looked at sleep patterns to compare how restful sleep was compared to the mood of the participants. And if they simply thought they had a good night’s sleep, they were more likely to be in a good mood. If they thought they didn’t, then they’d be more likely to be in a bad mood.
But since you know whether you did, you can still use this trick. Especially if you wear a sleep tracker and it tells you that you had a better sleep than you initially thought.
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