Many probably feel relieved that it is getting brighter earlier in the day again. Namely, it is common to become hungover during the winter when daylight is barely visible. In January, most people also return to work and then miss the few daylight hours.
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News24 have spoken to the psychologist Emelie Blad on Mindler explaining how dark days affect people. She says that the disadvantages of reduced time outside in daylight are many.
– Lack of light has been shown to cause health problems, which can manifest in, for example, impaired sleep, increased stress levels, increased risk of depressive symptoms and reduced alertness and ability to concentrate.
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The psychologist answers: “Limited performance”
The dark times also don’t do wonders for the desire or motivation to go to work, on the contrary, you lose energy.
– This can mean that people with a lack of light experience limited ability to perform, have more difficulty concentrating on their tasks, reduced energy to carry them out with as well as reduced or absent motivation to carry them out, Blad tells Nyheter24.
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“Electric Light Has Proved Inadequate”
Is there anything you can do to “replace” daylight? Well, not really. Electric light is not enough to replace daylight. Emelie Blad thinks that the best thing is to have light in the workplace, so that you can see daylight even if you work during the time when it is light.
– Electric light, for example from lamps, has proven to be insufficient to replace daylight. On the other hand, a view through a window can be health-promoting for those who have to stay indoors during the time we have daylight, says the psychologist.
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