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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sascha Pare

Sleepless nights make people more selfish and asocial – study

A woman lies in bed with her hands over her face.
The research reveals a 78% decline in self-reported eagerness to help others when tired. Photograph: Prostock-Studio/Getty Images/iStockphoto

When Ebenezer Scrooge woke up on Christmas Day after a fitful night’s sleep, he realised he must renounce his stingy ways.

Unfortunately, the same is unlikely to happen for the rest of us, according to research suggesting sleepless nights make us more selfish.

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