问答题According to Professor Cappuccio, what makes modern people sacrifice their sleeping time?
问答题
According to Professor Cappuccio, what makes modern people sacrifice their sleeping time?
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解析：
文章第六段中Professor Cappuccio指出，为balance工作与生活，许多人不得不trade in precious sleeping time来确保complete all the jobs，故可推测Professor Cappuccio认为更长的工作时间是我们睡眠不足的原因。
文章第六段中Professor Cappuccio指出，为balance工作与生活，许多人不得不trade in precious sleeping time来确保complete all the jobs，故可推测Professor Cappuccio认为更长的工作时间是我们睡眠不足的原因。
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