This is a difficult subject. Certainly, swing shifts, night shifts, and traveling across timezones can impact your biological clock.

You may be wired so that time shifts don’t phase you—like you can just fall asleep on command.

For many people, shift work or extensive work-related travel can affect sleep quality and may impact metabolic function. If your sleep is disrupted by your work or travel, we recommend that you take it seriously.

Even though you can’t just walk away from your work or other responsibilities, you could start plotting ways to balance your lifestyle and job, and make sleep a priority.