In Finland, it is symptomatic that root causes that are tied to oneself are most often left unmentioned. These include poor sleep and other lifestyle habits that lead to fatigue.
More than half of the population has such poor sleep habits that they significantly reduce alertness, learning, and attention at work.
For most people, their diet consists largely of low-fiber and nutrient-poor processed foods. Only a small minority knows how to optimize the basic, nutrient-poor raw materials of food (e.g., food that is old, grown in depleted soil, or processed) with supplements or superfoods. The nutrition of domestic animals is carefully managed with analyses and supplements, but the same care is not applied to human diets.
The vast majority of the population is addicted to mobile phones, internet browsing, reading news, gaming, or watching late-night shows or films. These activities disrupt sleep with brain stimulation and postpone bedtime.
Naturally, someone addicted to their phone will continue fiddling with it at work, which research shows reduces cognitive performance, causes stress, and leads to fatigue.
Many also consume substances in the evening that impair their ability to work effectively the next day.
Lifestyle-related errors should first be addressed and eliminated from research into workplace fatigue before the true causes begin to emerge.
Of course, workplaces also have easily fixable issues, such as poor IT systems, inadequate lighting, disorder, unnecessary noise, dysfunctional open-plan offices, and poor ergonomics.
Office productivity could increase by tens of percentage points with the use of high-quality equipment, such as a well-designed saddle chair with a middle gap and tilt function, a quickly adjustable desk with belly recess and soft pads for elbows, and three high-quality monitors (or one large monitor) adjusted to the correct height (eye level). Additionally, loose, circulation-friendly clothing would further enhance comfort and productivity.
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