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Fortune
Eleanor Pringle

Working into the night? High-end health tech sleep scientist warns being on screen during this 'magic period' could have depressive effects

WHOOP Vice President of Performance Science Kristen Holmes (Credit: Sarah Stier— Getty Images for Hologic WTA Tour)

It's easy to assume that working late nights makes you feel down because you're not spending your free time doing as you please. It turns out, that's only part of the issue: working on a screen when it's dark outside also has a depressive effect on your brain.

And WHOOP's principal scientist, Kristen Holmes, says economies are nowhere near rectifying this problem and the health fallout because of it—meaning ripple effects on productivity and work satisfaction are likely to continue.

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