This weekend marks the start of British summer time – Hallelujah, I hear you cry – but first, we need to get over the one hour we lose due to the adjusment of our clocks.
Clocks go forward one hour meaning Brits will lose an hour’s sleep, causing blunders and tiredness across the nation.
Brits need an average of four days to adjust to the new time, with many revealing they make mistakes thanks to their sluggish state in the wake of the clock change.
Lucozade Alert – who carried out the research on sleepy Brits – revealed they had forgotten why they walked into rooms, someone’s name, and even where they had placed their keys.
The discovery also shed light on missed appointments and putting cereal in the fridge. That’s a lot of sleepy brains and blunders!
Top 30 mistakes made by people as a result of being tired:
- Forgotten why I walked into the room
- Muddled up my words
- Forgotten why I walked up the stairs
- Forgotten someone’s name
- Got the days of the week mixed up
- Forgotten to defrost food for that night's dinner/evening meal
- Tripped over
- Forgotten to take the washing out the washing machine
- Put clothes on backwards / inside out
- Forgotten food was in the oven and it burnt
- Sent a text to the incorrect person
- Left my lunch at home on a workday
- Forgotten a route when driving / taken a wrong turn
- Thought of a comeback too late
- Missed an appointment
- Left my house keys in the front door
- Forgotten my house keys
- Sent an email to the incorrect person
- Used the wrong measurements of ingredients when cooking
- Accidentally liked a social media post
- Forgotten what month it was
- Forgotten what year it was
- Put the cereal in the fridge and milk in the cupboard
- Bumped my car when driving
- Forgotten why I phoned someone when they answered
- Forgotten my car keys
- Forgotten my own personal details e.g. date of birth
- Missed a deadline at work/college/school
- Left my car keys in the car
- Messed up on a work call / pitch
Zoe Trimble, Head of Lucozade, said of the study: “It’s no surprise to see the nation struggling to feel fully alert after losing an hour of rest. When we’re tired, we’ve all forgotten why we’ve walked into rooms, where we’ve placed our keys, or thought of the perfect comeback way too late. The brain fog is real. With Brits complaining of feeling tired an average of three times a day and the research finding we’ll take an average of four days to recover, we want to help the nation get sharp.”
Written by Laura, who you can follow on Twitter, @LauraJadeC20
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