It may be tough to find enough hours to get everything checked off of your daily to-do list. But giving up sleep to get more done may do more harm than good.

The National Sleep Foundation explains how insufficient sleep affects you:

• Reduces cognitive function, making it more difficult to remember, focus, learn new things, solve problems and make decisions.
• Increases body’s reaction to stress.
• Brings on feelings of irritability and moodiness.
• Reduces reaction time, affecting school or work performance and raising your risk of a car accident.
• Increases risk of developing high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
• Makes you more susceptible to illness.

Source: HealthDay