We’d all love to have a few extra hours in the day: to score more family and friend time, complete that backlog of errands or even just get up to speed on early episodes of The Night Of.
But stealing those extra hours by pushing your bedtime to the wee hours of the morning isn’t the way to go—if you care about your performance at work, that is. Because even though you might think you’re still acing your job with a major sleep deficit, science suggests you’re only fooling yourself. And since boosting your salary is one of the fastest ways to improve your financial situation, you want to make sure you’re keeping your career on track.