New Research Says This Is The Cause Of ‘Afternoon Slumps’
Do you regularly find yourself yawning and fighting to focus on work a few hours after your lunch break? Researchers say blame an “afternoon slump,” a loss of motivation and energy many of us know all too well. My alarm goes off at 4:25am weekdays, so naturally my yawning starts around 10am haha.
According to a new survey of 2-thousand U.S. adults, the average afternoon slump kicks in at 3 p.m. and lasts for about 29 minutes.
Ugh 29 minutes. In some other countries employers allow their employees to sleep while at work. Maybe we should try that tatic here to avoid that “afternoon slump.” Here’s more from SWNS Digital.
- It turns out there’s even a specific day of the week when people are more likely to get hit with one. Tuesday is the most afternoon slump-inducing day overall.
- About three-quarters (74%) of respondents experience these slumps, but why do they happen?
- The the top causes include a lack of caffeine (56%), boredom (53%), lack of energy (53%), lack of food (51%), lack of sleep (41%), the season/colder darker winter days (37%), sitting in one place for too long (23%) and not having a break for several hours (20%).
- Fortunately, two-thirds (67%) of respondents say it’s easy to recover from a slump and the best ways to do that are taking a walk (58%), eating (55%) or exercising (49%).
- For those who turn to food to snap out of a slump. Good news, it takes less than 15 minutes to start to feel better.
- And their go-to foods that do the trick? Nuts or trail mix top the list (56%), followed by pretzels (52%), chips (52%) and candy (46%).
When I worked a 9-5 job, it was impossible for me to recover from lunch. I was cooked after I ate, so I did lunch at like 2pm. This way I could crawl through the rest of my day with little to no effort! I really admire those of you who don’t get tired in afternoon and don’t have to deal with the slump!
